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Earnings Per Share - Dilutive Potential Common Shares (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Nov. 01, 2018 | May 16, 2013 | Jan. 31, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | May 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jul. 20, 2017 | Apr. 04, 2017
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of dilutive potential common stock |  |  |  |  |  | 204,174,726 | 201,150,449 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 9.50% |  | 9.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
$40M Convertible Senior Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40.0 |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.50% |  |
$200M Convertible Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 66.3 |  |  |
Interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  |
Warrants issued with the Amazon.com, Inc transaction agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares of common stock that can be purchased from warrants issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,286,696
Number of warrants exercised (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants issued with the Walmart Stores, Inc transaction agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares of common stock that can be purchased from warrants issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,286,696 |
Number of warrants exercised (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Series C Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues |  | 10,431 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series E Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary Equity, Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | 35,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Conversion of Stock, Shares Issued |  |  | 500 |  |  |  |  | 30,462 |  |  |  |
Number of shares redeemed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,038 |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of dilutive potential common stock |  |  |  |  |  | 16,273,120 | 21,258,304 |  |  |  |  |
Stock options granted |  |  |  | 174,649 | 339,392 | 174,649 | 364,392 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of dilutive potential common stock |  |  |  |  |  | 4,455,484 | 2,504,392 |  |  |  |  |
Stock options granted |  |  |  | 96,649 | 339,392 | 94,649 | 364,392 |  |  |  |  |
Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of dilutive potential common stock |  |  |  |  |  | 110,573,392 | 115,824,142 |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of dilutive potential common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,933,591 |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of dilutive potential common stock |  |  |  |  |  | 72,872,730 | 43,630,020 |  |  |  |  |

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