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Proceeds from Government Assistance, Payroll Support Program, CARES Act

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Total Expected Receipts of Relief Through Payroll Support Program of CARES Act

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Description of the interest rate as being fixed or variable, and, if variable, identification of the index or rate on which the interest rate is based and the number of points or percentage added to that index or rate to set the rate, and other pertinent information, such as frequency of rate resets.

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Value of preferred stock and warrants for common stock issued.

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COVID-19 COVID-19 (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	60 Months Ended
	Apr. 20, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Apr. 30, 2025	Sep. 29, 2020
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Total Expected Receipts of Relief Through Payroll Support Program of CARES Act	$ 171.9
Debt Instrument, Term	10 years
Proceeds from Government Assistance, Payroll Support Program, CARES Act		$ 5.0			$ 176.9
Proceeds From Payroll Support Program, Low-Interest Loan						$ 23.1
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights		27,681	19,700	27,681	27,681	27,681		7,981
Stock and Warrants Issued During Period, Value, Preferred Stock and Warrants			$ 1.0	$ 0.4
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 83.33
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Payroll Support Program Loan CARES Act [Member]
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	10 years
Proceeds From Payroll Support Program, Low-Interest Loan						$ 23.1
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Payroll Support Program Loan CARES Act [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms							five years