Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Sensitivity to Changes in Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Derivative
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value input, discount rate	12.70%

Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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