Leases and Lease Commitments - Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Operating leases, lease liabilities current	$ 16,267	$ 5,072
Operating leases, lease liabilities noncurrent	$ 28,545	23,476
Operating Lease Liabilities Subject To Compromise
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Operating leases, lease liabilities current		16,700
Operating leases, lease liabilities noncurrent		$ 95,900

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from operating lease, classified as current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121603541&loc=SL77918627-209977

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