CARES Act of 2020 Medicare payment amount.

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Increase decrease in earnings (loss) per share.

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Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Advance Medicare payments to provide relief from economic impacts of COVID-19						$ 29,700,000
Revenue, remaining performance obligation	$ 6,700,000			$ 6,700,000
Revenue increase (decrease) due to changes in estimated transaction price due to contractual adjustments	13,300,000			13,200,000
Revenue recognized due to expanded local coverage determination for which revenue was previously constrained		$ 6,800,000
Capitalized costs incurred to obtain or fulfill contract	$ 0			$ 0
Performance obligation estimate
Revenue and Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Change in earnings (loss) per share (dollars per share)	$ 0.13			$ 0.13
Revenues \| Customer concentration \| Medicare
Revenue and Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk (percent)	16.00%		12.00%	18.00%	15.00%
Accounts receivable \| Customer concentration \| Medicare
Revenue and Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk (percent)				11.00%