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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) - Additional Information (Details) - Subsequent Event | Dec. 14, 2020 Shareholder
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Class A common stock |
Number of stockholders (shareholder) | 392
Class B common stock |
Number of stockholders (shareholder) | 76

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