Leases - Supplemental Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Operating Lease, Payments, Use	$ 0	$ 1,802
Operating Lease, Payments	1,715	4,030
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained In (Derecognized From) Exchange For Operating Lease Liability	$ 12,984	$ (3,454)

Right-of-Use Asset Obtained In (Derecognized From) Exchange For Operating Lease Liability

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- Definition

Amount of cash outflow from operating lease, excluding payments to bring another asset to condition and location necessary for its intended use.

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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 5
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121603541&loc=SL77918643-209977

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (g)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121609121&loc=SL77918686-209980

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Amount of cash outflow from operating lease to bring another asset to condition and location necessary for its intended use.

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