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Debt - Narrative (Details) | Apr. 09, 2021 USD ($) | Jul. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Apr. 29, 2019 USD ($) payment | Apr. 14, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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U.S. revolving credit facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding borrowings |  |  |  |  | $ 50,400,000 |
Credit facility maximum amount |  |  |  |  | 175,000,000.0 |
U.S. revolving credit facility [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility face amount |  |  |  |  | 175,000,000.0 |
U.S. letter of credit [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Letter of credit sub-facility amount |  |  |  |  | 110,000,000.0 |
U.S. revolving credit facility, accordion [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility face amount |  |  |  |  | 50,000,000.0 |
Iceland revolving line of credit [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding borrowings |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Credit facility maximum amount |  |  |  |  | 50,000,000.0 |
Senior Secured Notes Due June 01, 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of debt |  | $ 243,800,000 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, tender premium |  |  |  |  | 14,600,000 |
Senior Secured Notes Due June 01, 2025 [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of debt instrument |  |  |  |  | $ 268,800,000 |
Senior Secured Notes Due June 01, 2025 [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate, percentage |  | 12.00% |  |  | 12.00% |
Face amount |  | $ 250,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes Due June 01, 2025 [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000.0 |  |
Debt instrument, tender premium |  |  |  | $ 14,600,000 |  |
Interest rate, cash percentage |  |  |  | 7.50% |  |
Convertible Senior Note Due 2028 [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount | $ 86,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, cash percentage | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of aggregate principal amount issued | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Iceland revolving line of credit [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 45,000,000.0
Senior Secured Notes Due 2028 [Member] | Long-term Debt [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate, percentage |  |  |  | 7.50% |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000.0 |  |
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount |  |  |  | $ 195,900,000 |  |
Hawesville [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Due to related parties, noncurrent |  |  | $ 40,000,000.0 |  |  |
Debt instrument, payment terms, number of monthly payments | payment |  |  | 24 |  |  |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Hawesville [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 5.375% |  |  |

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