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Derivative Instrument, Liability, Earnout Period, Stock Price Overage

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Derivative Instrument, Liability, Earnout Period, Stock Price Trigger

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Derivative Liability, Settlement

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Period for Reduced Price Repurchase

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Share Repurchase Program, Reclassified to Cash and Cash Equivalent

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Share Repurchase program, Release of Escrow

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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Written Put Option - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 06, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Derivative [Line Items]
Period for reduced price repurchase		3 months
Treasury stock acquired (usd per share)		$ 10.125
Escrow deposit				$ 101,021
Release of escrow		$ 100,896
Share repurchase program, cash and cash equivalent		125
Derivative liabilities				$ 44,827
Derivative gain			$ (1,281)
Derivative Liability, Settlement		$ 43,546
Total Investor Share Liability
Derivative [Line Items]
Stock repurchased (in shares)		9,952,803
Repurchase Price, Obligation Liability, $10.125
Derivative [Line Items]
Stock repurchased (in shares)		5,000,000
Forward Share Purchase Agreements
Derivative [Line Items]
Earnout period, holding term	3 months
Earnout period, stock price trigger (usd per share)	$ 10.15
Forward Share Purchase Agreements \| Derivative Instrument, Period, One
Derivative [Line Items]
Earnout period, stock price trigger (usd per share)	10.15
Forward Share Purchase Agreements \| Derivative Instrument, Period, Two
Derivative [Line Items]
Earnout period, stock price trigger (usd per share)	10.00
Forward Share Purchase Agreements \| Derivative Instrument, Period, Three
Derivative [Line Items]
Earnout period, stock price trigger (usd per share)	10.05
Earnout stock price overage (usd per shares)	$ 0.05