Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]

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Number of Contracts Types

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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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- Definition

Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123570139&loc=d3e3536-108585

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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	13 Months Ended	243 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) contract
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Purchase commitment, due in next twelve months	$ 37.6	$ 37.6	$ 37.6
Long-term purchase commitments	$ 7.3
Number of contracts \| contract			2
Government Contract
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement paid		$ 12.3
Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Length of purchase commitments, (in days)	60 days
Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Length of purchase commitments, (in days)	120 days