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Debt - Redemption Rights (Details) |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 01, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of outstanding amount, offer to purchase |  | 101.00%
Long-term Debt [Member] | Senior secured notes due June 01, 2025 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  | 100.00%
Redemption period | 12 months |
Long-term Debt [Member] | Senior secured notes due June 01, 2025 [Member] | 2021 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  | 105.00%
Long-term Debt [Member] | Senior secured notes due June 01, 2025 [Member] | 2022 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  | 102.50%
Long-term Debt [Member] | Senior secured notes due June 01, 2025 [Member] | 2023 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  | 101.25%
Long-term Debt [Member] | Senior secured notes due June 01, 2025 [Member] | 2024 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  | 100.00%

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- Definition Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph e -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75038535&loc=d3e64711-112823 + Details
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