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Leases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 22, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lease term of aircraft operating lease agreement |  | 8 years |  |
Periodic payments for aircraft operating lease agreement |  | $ 690 |  |
Fixed amount of early purchase option |  | $ 26,685 |  |
Aircraft operating lease renewal term | 10 years |  |  |
Periodic payments for aircraft renewal operating lease agreement | $ 442 |  |  |
Collateral deposit for aircraft operating lease | $ 2,500 |  |  |
Finance lease obligations |  |  | $ 6,139 | $ 5,941
Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] |  |  | Long-term debt, excluding current portion | Long-term debt, excluding current portion
Arithmetic Average |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lease term for most restaurants |  |  | 15 years |

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