Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - Senior Notes Due 2026 - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 25, 2019
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt instruments at fair value	$ 279.3
Interest rate, stated percentage (as a percent)	9.00%	9.00%
Debt instrument maturity date	Apr. 01, 2026

Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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