Lease Obligations - Schedule of future minimum lease payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Finance Lease Obligations
Remainder of 2022	$ 781
2023	1,274
2024	2,145
2025	331
2026	0
2027	0
Thereafter	0
Total minimum lease payments	4,531
Financing component	(187)
Net present value of minimum lease payments	4,344
Current portion of finance lease obligations	(1,318)	$ 0
Finance lease obligations, net of current maturities	3,026	0
Operating Lease Obligations
Remainder of 2022	6,378
2023	11,122
2024	8,124
2025	6,064
2026	4,779
2027	1,363
Thereafter	2,116
Total minimum lease payments	39,946
Financing component	(7,269)
Net present value of minimum lease payments	32,677
Less: current portion of finance and operating lease obligations	(9,405)	(7,765)
Operating lease obligations, net of current maturities	23,272	$ 13,230
Total Lease Obligations
Remainder of 2022	7,159
2023	12,396
2024	10,269
2025	6,395
2026	4,779
2027	1,363
Thereafter	2,116
Total minimum lease payments	44,477
Financing component	(7,456)
Net present value of minimum lease payments	37,021
Less: current portion of finance and operating lease obligations	(10,723)
Long-term finance and operating lease obligations	$ 26,298

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