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Acquisition of Marlin Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Initial Purchase Price Acquisition [Member]
Acquisition of Marlin Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Cash paid		$ 28.3
Initial Purchase Price Acquisition [Member]
Acquisition of Marlin Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Increase to goodwill	$ 2.4
Marlin Acquisition [Member]
Acquisition of Marlin Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Excess purchase price of goodwill		3.1
Acquisition related costs		$ 1.7
Marlin Acquisition [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Acquisition of Marlin Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Sales and gross margin percentage		5.00%
Marlin Acquisition [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Acquisition of Marlin Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Sales and gross margin percentage		1.00%