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Debt - Narrative (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 02, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Oct. 02, 2024 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) entity
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross long-term debt | $ 375,397,000 |  |  | $ 375,397,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 375,397,000 | $ 443,035,000 |  |  |
Amortization of debt issuance costs and non-cash interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,920,000 | 2,307,000 | $ 2,073,000 |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  | $ 301,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 301,000 | 7,728,000 | 0 |  |
Consolidated 50% owned subsidiaries, number of entities | entity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Consolidated ownership percentage | 50.00% |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  | 50.00%
CARES Act PPP loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,800,000
Plateau |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities incurred |  | $ 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tealstone |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Promissory notes issued to the sellers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred cash payments due | $ 7,500,000 |  |  | $ 7,500,000 |  |  |  |  | 7,500,000 |  |  |  |
Accretion expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 273,000 | 1,086,000 | $ 1,177,000 |  |
Credit Agreement | Greater than or equal to 2.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50 |  |  |  |
Excess cash flow prepayment percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Greater than or equal to 2.00 but less than 2.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Excess cash flow prepayment percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Greater than or equal to 2.00 but less than 2.50 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00 |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Greater than or equal to 2.00 but less than 2.50 | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50 |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Greater than or equal to 1.50 but less than 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Excess cash flow prepayment percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Greater than or equal to 1.50 but less than 2.00 | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50 |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Greater than or equal to 1.50 but less than 2.00 | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00 |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Less than 1.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50 |  |  |  |
Excess cash flow prepayment percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |
Cash flow prepayment term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 days |  |  |  |
Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed charge ratio minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.20 |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Interest Rate Swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative notional amount | 350,000,000 |  |  | 350,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross long-term debt | 355,000,000 |  |  | 355,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 355,000,000 | 420,000,000 |  |  |
Secured Debt | Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | 475,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Credit Agreement | October 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Credit Agreement | July 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.75 |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Credit Agreement | October 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.50 |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Credit Agreement | April 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.25 |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Credit Agreement | October 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00 |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross long-term debt | $ 355,000,000 |  |  | $ 355,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 355,000,000 | 400,000,000 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 5.74% |  |  | 5.74% |  |  |  |  | 5.74% |  |  |  |
Periodic payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,000,000 |  |  |  |
Excess cash flow payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,700,000 |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Term Loan Facility | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 172,500,000 |
Periodic payments |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 | $ 50,000,000 | $ 50,000,000 | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  | $ 17,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Term Loan Facility | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | the Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, LIBOR interest rate | 0.15% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, remaining borrowing capacity | $ 75,000,000 |  |  | $ 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 75,000,000 |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 6.68% |  |  | 6.68% |  |  |  |  | 6.68% |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | the Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | the Revolving Credit Facility | Swing Line Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable | Plateau |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable | Tealstone |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross long-term debt | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 12,230,000 |  |  |

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