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Loss on debt extinguishment				$ 0	$ (10,385,000)	$ 0	$ (10,385,000)
Outstanding principal amounts				$ 120,000,000		$ 120,000,000		$ 120,000,000
Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Increased Loan Amount	$ 20,000,000
Maximum loan amount	90,000,000	$ 570,000,000
Permitted Indebtedness Increase Amount	10,000,000
Permitted Indebtedness Amount	$ 20,000,000	10,000,000
Additional bear interest rate percentage				2.00%		2.00%
Minimum liquidity covenant value		30,000,000
Blackstone Loan Agreement \| Common Stock
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock		$ 15,000,000
Share Price		$ 107.14
Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment		$ (10,400,000)
Outstanding principal amounts				$ 0		$ 0
Term Loans \| Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Effective interest rate percentage				9.58%	9.58%	9.58%	9.58%
Investment, Variable Interest Rate, Type [Extensible Enumeration]				Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]		Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]
Interest rate basis						4.75%
Outstanding principal amounts				$ 120,000,000		$ 120,000,000
Revolving Facilities
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum loan amount				90,000,000		90,000,000
Revolving Facilities \| Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Remaining loan amount				$ 20,000,000		$ 20,000,000
Weighted-average interest rate percentage				7.73%		7.73%		7.67%
Remaining unamortized balance of deferred assets				$ 900,000		$ 900,000
Investment, Variable Interest Rate, Type [Extensible Enumeration]				Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]		Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) [Member]
Interest rate basis						4.00%
Outstanding principal amounts				$ 70,000,000		$ 70,000,000
Term Loan 2020 \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Final payment fee			$ 4,450,000
Percentage of final payment fee			1.10%
Term Loan 2020 \| Prepayment Occurs Prior to February 1, 2024 \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of prepayment penalty			2.00%
Term Loan 2020 \| Prepayment Occurs On or After February 1, 2024 but Prior to February 1, 2025 \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of prepayment penalty			1.50%
Term Loan 2020 \| Prepayment Occurs On or After February 1, 2025 but Prior to February 1, 2026 \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of prepayment penalty			1.00%
Term Loan 2020 \| If Prime Rate Is Greater Than Or Equal To 7.00%, The Greater of Either [Member] \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Investment, Variable Interest Rate, Type [Extensible Enumeration]			Prime Rate [Member]
Interest rate basis			2.20%
Base interest rate			9.95%
Term Loan 2020 \| If Prime Rate Is Greater Than Or Equal To 7.00%, The Greater of Either [Member] \| Minimum \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Base interest rate			7.00%
Term Loan 2020 \| If Prime Rate Is Greater Than Or Equal To 7.00%, The Greater of Either [Member] \| Maximum \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate basis			10.70%
Term Loan 2020 \| If Prime Rate Is Less Than 7.00% \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Investment, Variable Interest Rate, Type [Extensible Enumeration]			Prime Rate [Member]
Interest rate basis			9.70%
Term Loan 2020 \| If Prime Rate Is Less Than 7.00% \| Maximum \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Investment, Variable Interest Rate, Type [Extensible Enumeration]			Prime Rate [Member]
Interest rate basis			7.00%
Term Loan Available Until May 31, 2026 \| Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Remaining loan amount				90,000,000		$ 90,000,000
Expiration date						May 31, 2026
Term Loan Available Until May 31, 2027 \| Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Remaining loan amount				$ 90,000,000		$ 90,000,000
Expiry Date						May 31, 2027
Term Loan Advances Other Than Tranche 1A \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of final payment fee			4.95%
Term Loan Advances \| Hercules Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of final payment fee			1.00%
First Lien Senior Secured Term Loan \| Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum loan amount		120,000,000
Senior Secured Term Loan \| Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum loan amount		180,000,000
Senior Secured Term Toan Available Until May 31, 2026 \| Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Remaining loan amount		90,000,000
Senior Secured Term Toan Available Until May 31, 2027 \| Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Remaining loan amount		90,000,000
Super Senior Revolving Credit Facility \| Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum loan amount		70,000,000
Incremental Term Loans \| Blackstone Loan Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum loan amount		$ 200,000,000