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Inventory Write-Down And Non-Current Asset Impairment Charges

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 17, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) numberOfReportableSegment numberOfOperatingSegment	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Basis of Presentation of Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Inventory and fixed asset losses due to fulfillment center fire				$ 284,825	$ 0
Number of operating segments \| numberOfOperatingSegment				1
Number of reportable segments \| numberOfReportableSegment				1
Fire
Basis of Presentation of Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Increase in net loss due to fulfillment center fire			$ 296,000	$ 296,000
Fire \| Cost of sales
Basis of Presentation of Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Inventory and fixed asset losses due to fulfillment center fire	$ 158,000
Fire \| Operating, general and administrative
Basis of Presentation of Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Inventory and fixed asset losses due to fulfillment center fire	127,000
Liability for catastrophe claims	$ 11,000
Options
Basis of Presentation of Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Vesting period				4 years
Cash and Cash Equivalents \| Financial Institutions \| Three Financial Institutions
Basis of Presentation of Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage				69.00%
Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Four Payment Processing Companies
Basis of Presentation of Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage				55.00%
Common Class A
Basis of Presentation of Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares) \| shares		100,000,000
Sale of stock, price per share (in usd per share) \| $ / shares		$ 35.00
Proceeds from sale of stock, net		$ 3,400,000
Payments for underwriting discounts		$ 69,000