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Equity - Reverse Stock Split (Details) | Apr. 14, 2020 | Apr. 13, 2020 shares | Dec. 31, 2020 shares | May 04, 2020 | Apr. 10, 2020 shares | Dec. 31, 2019 shares
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Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock split, conversion ratio | 0.005 |  |  |  |  |
Common shares, outstanding (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 1,957,000,000 |
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) |  |  | 22,500,000 |  |  | 15,000,000
Maximum percent of common stock being acquired by any person or group |  |  |  | 4.90% |  |
COMMON STOCK |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reverse stock split, number of shares (in shares) |  | 9,784,000 |  |  |  |
Shares authorized prior to reverse stock split (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000,000 |
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 22,500,000 |

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