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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Aug. 29, 2023 shares | Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) day $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payables to affiliates |  |  |  | $ 459,000 | $ 326,000 |  |
Operating cash flows for operating leases |  |  |  | 5,853,000 | 5,299,000 | $ 5,445,000 |
Principal amount |  |  |  | 398,661,000 | 202,788,000 |  |
Payments of dividends |  |  |  | $ 11,942,000 | $ 0 | 0 |
Warrants outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 49.1 |  |
Warrants |  | $ 48,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage |  | 7.00% |  | 7.00% |  |  |
Payments of dividends |  |  |  | $ 11,900,000 | $ 0 |  |
Thermo Capital Partners LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Strategic review committee requirement, ownership threshold, percentage |  |  |  | 0.45 |  |  |
Transaction threshold for approval requirement |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |
2019 Facility Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  | $ 0 | 143,213,000 |  | $ 199,000,000
Related Party |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Partnership agreement, minimum ownership threshold, percentage (less than) |  |  | 0.5100 |  |  |  |
Related Party | Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage |  |  |  | 7.00% |  |  |
Related Party | 2019 Facility Agreement | Thermo Capital Partners LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 136,700,000
Thermo Capital Partners LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of stock, number of shares issued in transaction (in shares) | shares | 4.2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Thermo Capital Partners LLC | Related Party |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of securities called by warrants (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 10.0 |  |  |
Warrant, strike price (in usd per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 2.00 |  |  |
Partnership agreement, advancement guarantee |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |
Trading day threshold | day |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Thermo Capital Partners LLC | Related Party | Common Stock Warrant, Vesting Upon Effectiveness Of Guaranty |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |
Thermo Capital Partners LLC | Related Party | Common Stock Warrant, Vesting Upon Advances Achievement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |
Warrant term |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |
Thermo Capital Partners LLC | Related Party | Common Stock Warrant, Vesting Upon Advances Achievement | Estimate of fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Thermo Capital Partners LLC | Related Party |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payables to affiliates |  |  |  | $ 500,000 | 300,000 |  |
Annual rental payment escalation percentage |  |  |  | 2.50% |  |  |
Operating cash flows for operating leases |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |
Operating lease term |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Rent expense |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000 | $ 1,600,000 | $ 1,600,000 |
Payments of dividends |  |  |  | $ 10,900,000 |  |  |
Partnership agreement, ownership threshold, period |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |

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