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Increase In Debt Instrument Face Amount For Each Installment Disbursed

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Proceeds From Government Assistance, Payroll Support Program, CARES Act

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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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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Debt - PSP1 Promissory Note (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions		8 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
US Department Of The Treasury, CARES Act, Payroll Support Program One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from government assistance, payroll support program, CARES Act		$ 6.0
PSP1, CAREs Act
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal issued		$ 1.8
PSP1, CAREs Act \| Interest Rate First Five Years
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate per annum	1.00%
PSP1, CAREs Act \| Interest Rate Years Six Through Ten \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate or Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Floor interest rate	0.00%
PSP1, CAREs Act \| US Department Of The Treasury, CARES Act, Payroll Support Program One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase in debt instrument face amount for each installment disbursed (in percentage)	30.00%