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Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) | Jul. 28, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | May 16, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.01 |  | $ 0.01
Spirit |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.0001 |
Acquisition price (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 30.00 |
Spirit | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Bank of America, N.A. and BofA Securities, Inc | Senior Secured Bridge Facility |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 3,500,000,000 |
Spirit | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Bank of America, N.A. and BofA Securities, Inc | Senior Secured Bridge Facility | Bridge Facility |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 3,500,000,000 |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reverse break-up fee | $ 94,200,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Spirit |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.0001 |  |  |
Acquisition price (in dollars per share) | 33.50 |  |  |
Business acquisition amount equal to extent paid (in dollars per share) | 2.50 |  |  |
Business acquisition amount equal to lesser (in dollars per share) | 1.15 |  |  |
Payment of ticking fee, per share (in dollars per share) | 0.10 |  |  |
Business acquisition amount equal in cash (in dollars per share) | $ 0.10 |  |  |
Termination fee | $ 70,000,000 |  |  |

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