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Income (Loss) Per Share - Shares Excluded from EPS (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Common share equivalents
Diluted income (loss) per share
Common share equivalents excluded from the diluted weighted average shares outstanding since the Company incurred a net loss and their effect would be antidilutive	947	531	28
Potentially dilutive shares
Diluted income (loss) per share
Securities excluded from the diluted calculation as their effect would be antidilutive	923	1,689	2,474
Convertible Notes - 2023, 2025 and 2027
Diluted income (loss) per share
Securities excluded from the diluted calculation as their effect would be antidilutive	17,753	8,618	8,618

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
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