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Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) |  |  | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 01, 2023 USD ($) Director shares | Mar. 01, 2022 USD ($) Director shares | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) Item $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) Item $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employee service share-based compensation, unrecognized compensation costs on nonvested awards | $ |  |  | $ 49,000,000 |
Employee service share-based compensation total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition |  |  | 26 months |
Employee service share-based compensation, nonvested awards, modifications to awards | Item |  |  | 0 | 0
Maximum |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised | $ |  |  | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000
Employee Stock Option |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employee service share-based compensation total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition |  |  | 26 months |
Employee service share-based compensation, unrecognized compensation costs on nonvested stock options | $ |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |
Granted, Shares |  |  | 814,000 |
Weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options | $ / shares |  |  | $ 4,610,000 | $ 7,250,000
Share Price | $ / shares |  |  | $ 4.90 |
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employee service share-based compensation total compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition |  |  | 26 months |
Employee service share-based compensation, unrecognized compensation costs on nonvested awards other than options | $ |  |  | $ 41,000,000 |
Restricted Stock |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting rights |  |  | one-third increments on each of the first three anniversaries of the award date |
Share-based compensation, number of grants |  |  | 2,651,000 |
Restricted Stock, Performance-Based Units |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement by payment award, performance objective measurement period |  |  | 3 years |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation, number of grants |  |  | 365,037 |
Number of directors elected to defer the receipt of RSUs granted | Director | 4 | 3 |  |
Amended 2009 Plan |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Additional shares of unissued common stock reserved for future grants |  |  | 7,500,000 |
Plan 2009 |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unissued common stock reserved for grants |  |  | 1,560,708 |
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting rights |  |  | one-third increments on each of the first three anniversaries of the option grant date |
Contractual term of option granted |  |  | 10 years |
Plan 2009 | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Non-management Directors |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation, number of grants | 29,268 | 17,682 |  |
Fair value of units granted | $ | $ 180,000 | $ 180,000 |  |
Plan 2009 | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Non-employee Chairman of the Board of Directors |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation, number of grants | 43,089 |  |  |
Fair value of units granted | $ | $ 265,000 |  |  |
Performance-Based Awards Granted On March 1, 2018 | Restricted Stock, Performance-Based Units |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting rights, percentage | 100.00% |  |  |

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