Amortization of deferred sales commissions estimated period.

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Contract with customer period.

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Deferred sales commissions.

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Impairment of deferred commissions.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period for the periodic realization of capitalized fees that were paid to salespeople, distributors, brokers, and agents at the time of the conclusion of the sale. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Revenue Recognition and Deferred Costs - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Recognized previously deferred revenue	$ 9,300,000
Amortization of deferred sales commissions estimated period	3 years
Impairment of deferred commissions	$ 0		$ 0
Deferred sales commissions	1,700,000	$ 1,600,000
Deferred commission amortization expense	$ 1,600,000	$ 1,100,000
Subscription Solutions \| Minimum
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract with customer period	1 year
Subscription Solutions \| Maximum
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract with customer period	3 years