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Revenue Recognition - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment			2
Contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized	$ 1.6	$ 1.2	$ 4.1	$ 3.2
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, amount	$ 100.5		$ 100.5
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-07-01
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, percentage	76.00%		76.00%
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, expected time of satisfaction, period	6 months		6 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-01-01
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, percentage	20.00%		20.00%
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, expected time of satisfaction, period	1 year		1 year
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Product and Service Benchmark \| Revenue Timing Of Transfer Of Goods Or Service \| Transferred over Time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	90.00%	91.00%	93.00%	92.00%
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Product and Service Benchmark \| Revenue Timing Of Transfer Of Goods Or Service \| Transferred at Point in Time
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	10.00%	9.00%	7.00%	8.00%
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Product and Service Benchmark \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Federal
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	94.00%	95.00%	94.00%	96.00%
Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Federal
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage			95.00%