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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, percent | 26.70% | 18.30%
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 700,000 |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate | 700,000 | $ 0
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest accrued | $ 0 | $ 0
COVID-19 Pandemic | CARES Act | U.S. Federal Government |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Exercised option to defer employer portion of social security tax payment description | Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, the Company exercised the option to defer payment of the employer portion of the Social Security tax, with 50% to be repaid by December 31, 2021 and the remainder by December 31, 2022. |
Percentage of deferred employer portion of social security tax repayable | 50.00% |
Employer portion of social security tax repayable date | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Employer portion of social security tax repayable remainder date | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Employer portion of social security tax deferred | $ 20,900,000 |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Latest Tax Year |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Open tax year | 2019 |
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Earliest Tax Year |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Open tax year | 2017 |
State Local and Foreign Jurisdictions | Latest Tax Year |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Open tax year | 2019 |
State Local and Foreign Jurisdictions | Earliest Tax Year |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Open tax year | 2016 |

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