Stock Issued During Period, Value, Authorized Amount

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Stock Issued During Period, Value, Remaining Amount Available For Issuance

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Amount of increase (decrease) to net income used for calculating diluted earnings per share (EPS), resulting from the assumed exercise stock options, restrictive stock units (RSUs), convertible preferred stock of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), and other dilutive convertible securities.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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-Topic 230
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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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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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Net Loss Per Share (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Underwriting costs, commissions and other fees	$ 548,000
Effect of dilutive securities excluded		$ 4,453,000	$ 5,786,000	$ 4,453,000	$ 5,786,000
ATM
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, authorized amount	$ 150,000,000
Number of shares sold (in shares)	4,616
Net proceeds from sale of stock	$ 24,965,000
Availability remaining under ATM	$ 124,487,000