Lease Arrangements - Schedule of Maturities of Lease Receivables (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Sales-type leases
2022 (six months remaining)	$ 1,734
2023	3,031
2024	2,914
2025	2,768
2026	2,558
Thereafter	15,433
Total	28,438
Joint Revenue Sharing Arrangements
2022 (six months remaining)	95
2023	128
Total	$ 223

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Joint revenue sharing arrangements lease receivable fiscal year maturity.

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Joint revenue sharing arrangements lease receivable next twelve months.

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Joint revenue sharing arrangements lease receivable remainder of fiscal year.

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Sales type and direct financing leases lease receivable to be received after year four.

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Amount of undiscounted cash flows to be received by lessor for sales-type and direct financing leases.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124258985&loc=SL77919391-209981

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Amount of undiscounted cash flows to be received by lessor for sales-type and direct financing leases in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of undiscounted cash flows to be received by lessor for sales-type and direct financing leases in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of undiscounted cash flows to be received by lessor for sales-type and direct financing leases in remainder of current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124258985&loc=SL77919391-209981

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Amount of undiscounted cash flows to be received by lessor for sales-type and direct financing leases in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of undiscounted cash flows to be received by lessor for sales-type and direct financing leases in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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