Stockholders equity.

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Temporary equity accretion discount and stock issuance costs.

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Temporary equity accretion liquidation preference.

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The costs to Exchange Redeemable Preferred Stocks For Common Stock.

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Carrying share of temporary equity on date of exchange.

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Carrying value of temporary equity on date of exchange

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of the embedded derivative or group of embedded derivatives classified as a liability.

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Net Increase or Decrease in the fair value of the embedded derivative or group of embedded derivatives included in earnings in the period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Value of accretion of temporary equity during the period due to unpaid dividends.

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The number of securities classified as temporary equity that have been issued and are held by the entity's shareholders. Securities outstanding equals securities issued minus securities held in treasury. Temporary equity is a security with redemption features that are outside the control of the issuer, is not classified as an asset or liability in conformity with GAAP, and is not mandatorily redeemable. Includes any type of security that is redeemable at a fixed or determinable price or on a fixed or determinable date or dates, is redeemable at the option of the holder, or has conditions for redemption which are not solely within the control of the issuer. If convertible, the issuer does not control the actions or events necessary to issue the maximum number of shares that could be required to be delivered under the conversion option if the holder exercises the option to convert the stock to another class of equity. If the security is a warrant or a rights issue, the warrant or rights issue is considered to be temporary equity if the issuer cannot demonstrate that it would be able to deliver upon the exercise of the option by the holder in all cases. Includes stock with put option held by ESOP and stock redeemable by holder only in the event of a change in control of the issuer.

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Redeemable Preferred Stocks - Summary of Redeemable Preferred Stocks Exchanged for Common Stock (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance			$ 1,000,000.0					$ 1,000,000.0
Accumulated dividends								29,914,000	$ 35,182,000	$ 30,729,000
Change in fair value of embedded derivative	$ 1,106,000	$ 716,000	436,000	$ 561,000	$ 141,000	$ (120,000)	$ (637,000)
Ending balance				1,000,000.0					1,000,000.0
Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance			$ 272,101,000					$ 272,101,000
Beginning balance, shares			139,768					139,768
Accretion relating to liquidation preference on preferred stock								$ 814,000
Accretion for discount and issuance costs on preferred stock								709,000
Accumulated dividends								29,914,000	35,182,000	$ 30,729,000
Costs relating to exchange transaction								(7,497,000)
Exchange of preferred stock for common stock								$ (296,041,000)
Exchange of preferred stock for common stock, shares								(139,768)
Ending balance				272,101,000					272,101,000
Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] \| Accrued Liability Embedded Derivative [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance			$ 1,029,000					$ 1,029,000
Change in fair value of embedded derivative								2,258,000
Exchange of preferred stock for common stock								$ (3,287,000)
Ending balance				$ 1,029,000					$ 1,029,000
Series F Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Beginning balance, shares			1					1
Exchange of preferred stock for common stock, shares								(1)