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Equity-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)							1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Equity-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)	Jun. 13, 2022 $ / shares	May 01, 2022 $ / shares	Mar. 30, 2022 $ / shares	Jan. 01, 2022 shares	Dec. 07, 2021 shares	Jul. 29, 2021 $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2021 tranche $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) employee $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment , expense								$ 5,080,000	$ 31,000		$ 8,938,000	$ 56,000
Options, fair value (usd per share) \| $ / shares											$ 6.60
Class B Unit Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in usd per share) \| $ / shares						$ 9.06
Incentive Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment , expense								3,211,000	0		$ 5,917,000	0
Share-based payment arrangement, expense, percentage											100.00%
Cost not yet recognized, period for recognition											1 year 6 months 29 days
Incentive Units \| Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares) \| shares											0
Expiration period										30 months			25 months
Share-based payment arrangement, expense, percentage													17.00%
Number of former employees \| employee											2
Incremental cost								1,468,000			$ 1,687,000
Cost not yet recognized, amount								15,368,000			$ 15,368,000
Incentive Units \| Class B Unit Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive units participation threshold (usd per share) \| $ / shares							$ 1.00
Incentive units tranches \| tranche							3
Incentive Units \| Class B Unit Incentive Plan \| Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in usd per share) \| $ / shares							$ 5.19
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period											10 years
Cost not yet recognized, period for recognition											3 years 6 months
Options, fair value (usd per share) \| $ / shares	$ 2.85		$ 4.67
Vesting period											4 years
Intrinsic value								0			$ 0
Unrecognized compensation costs								3,786,000			$ 3,786,000
Stock Options \| Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage											25.00%
Stock Options \| Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage for each quarter											6.25%
Stock Options \| Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage for each quarter											6.25%
Stock Options \| Tranche Four
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage for each quarter											6.25%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares) \| shares											2,951,377
Granted (in usd per share) \| $ / shares											$ 5.46
Cost not yet recognized, amount								16,018,000			$ 16,018,000
Cost not yet recognized, period for recognition											3 years 3 months 21 days
Vesting period											4 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage											25.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage for each quarter											6.25%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage for each quarter											6.25%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Tranche Four
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting rights, percentage for each quarter											6.25%
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares) \| shares											0
Share-based payment , expense								82,000			$ 185,000
Granted (in usd per share) \| $ / shares											$ 0
Cost not yet recognized, amount								166,000			$ 166,000
Cost not yet recognized, period for recognition											5 months 19 days
Vesting period					4 years
Shares available to vest each vesting period (in shares) \| shares					37,500
Employee Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cost not yet recognized, period for recognition											5 months 1 day
Unrecognized compensation costs								381,000			$ 381,000
Employee Stock \| 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options, fair value (usd per share) \| $ / shares		$ 3.22
Shares contributed to ESOP (in shares) \| shares				3,212,786
Stock issued under employee stock ownership plan (in shares) \| shares											0
Withheld employee contributions								421,000			$ 421,000
Equity-based compensation expense in selling, general and administrative
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment , expense								3,928,000	31,000		6,999,000	56,000
Equity-based compensation expense in selling, general and administrative \| Incentive Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment , expense								2,921,000	0		5,274,000	0
Equity-based compensation expense in cost of revenues
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment , expense								1,009,000	0		1,709,000	0
Equity-based compensation expense in cost of revenues \| Incentive Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment , expense								$ 290,000	0		$ 643,000	0
Board of Directors \| Equity-based compensation expense in selling, general and administrative \| Class A Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares) \| shares								0			0
Share-based payment , expense									$ 31,000			$ 56,000
Non-employee Director \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period											1 year
Vesting rights, percentage											100.00%