Debt - Schedule of Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) - 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2020 $ in Millions, $ in Millions	USD ($)	CAD ($)
Term Loan (FCC Loan) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, periodic principal payment	$ 164
Debt instrument, interest rate during period	3.79%	3.79%
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Apr. 01, 2025	Apr. 01, 2025
Term Loan (VFCE) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, periodic principal payment		$ 3.0
Debt instrument, interest rate during period	4.98%	4.98%
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Advance On Term Loan VFCE [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, periodic principal payment		$ 250.0
Debt instrument, basis point	200	200
Term Loan One [Member] \| Pure Sunfarms
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, periodic principal payment		$ 19.0
Debt instrument, interest rate during period	4.20%	4.20%
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022
Debt Instrument Quarterly Payments Interest Rate	2.50%	2.50%
Term Loan Two [Member] \| Pure Sunfarms
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, periodic principal payment		$ 25.0
Debt instrument, interest rate during period	4.20%	4.20%
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022
Debt Instrument Quarterly Payments Interest Rate	2.50%	2.50%
Debt instrument, maturity start date	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021
BDC Facility [Member] \| Pure Sunfarms
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate during period	3.75%	3.75%

The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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