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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Convertible Debt - Narrative (Details)					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Convertible Debt - Narrative (Details)	Aug. 01, 2020	Dec. 26, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Aug. 01, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) day $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2020 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 KRW (₩)	Dec. 26, 2019 KRW (₩)	Aug. 01, 2019 KRW (₩)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of stock price trigger							130.00%
Non-cash interest expense					$ 2,846,641	$ 2,194,783	$ 5,650,396	$ 2,851,031
Derivative liability					119,796,000		119,796,000		$ 8,819,023
Change in fair value of derivative liability					(97,755,000)	0	(110,976,977)	0
6.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					78,500,000		78,500,000
Unamortized debt issuance cost					1,736,898		1,736,898
Debt instrument, unamortized discount					12,619,675		12,619,675
August 2019 Convertible Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					14,993,753		14,993,753
Unamortized debt issuance cost					211,272		211,272
Debt instrument, unamortized discount					5,600,302		5,600,302
December 2019 Convertible Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					3,915,035		3,915,035
Unamortized debt issuance cost					$ 40,681		$ 40,681
Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 5.38		$ 5.38
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold trading days \| day							20
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days \| day							30
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage							100.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, carrying amount of equity component					$ 62,200,000		$ 62,200,000
Unamortized debt issuance cost					2,800,000		2,800,000
Convertible Debt \| 6.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 78,500,000	$ 78,500,000		$ 78,500,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt				$ 75,700,000					$ 75,700,000
Stated interest rate				6.50%	6.50%		6.50%		6.50%		6.50%
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion ratio				0.1858045
Debt instrument, unamortized discount				$ 18,600,000
Debt instrument, effective interest rate					13.10%		13.10%
Non-cash interest expense					$ 2,100,000	2,000,000.0	$ 4,200,000	2,900,000
Interest expense, contractual interest					$ 1,300,000	$ 1,300,000	$ 2,600,000	$ 1,800,000
Convertible Debt \| August 2019 Convertible Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 15,000,000.0						$ 15,000,000.0		₩ 18,000,000,000		₩ 18,000,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt			$ 14,500,000						$ 14,500,000
Stated interest rate			1.00%		1.00%		1.00%		1.00%		1.00%		1.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion ratio			0.0002110595
Debt instrument, convertible conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares										$ 3.14
Debt instrument, convertible, carrying amount of equity component			$ 7,100,000
Debt instrument, unamortized discount			$ 7,300,000
Debt instrument, effective interest rate					29.40%		29.40%
Non-cash interest expense					$ 672,000		$ 1,300,000
Interest expense, contractual interest					37,000		75,000
Derivative liability					119,800,000		119,800,000
Change in fair value of derivative liability					$ 97,800,000		$ 111,000,000.0
Debt instrument, convertible, internal rate of return					6.00%		6.00%
Convertible Debt \| August 2019 Convertible Bonds \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion ratio			0.0003517658
Convertible Debt \| August 2019 Convertible Bonds \| Initial Conversion Price
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 4.00
Convertible Debt \| August 2019 Convertible Bonds \| After January 2, 2020 Conversion Price \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 2.40
Convertible Debt \| December 2019 Convertible Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 4,100,000							$ 4,100,000		₩ 4,700,000,000	₩ 4,700,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 4,000,000.0							$ 4,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		1.00%			1.00%		1.00%		1.00%		1.00%	1.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion ratio		0.0002147766
Debt instrument, effective interest rate					6.20%		6.20%
Non-cash interest expense					$ 60,000		$ 122,000
Interest expense, contractual interest					$ 10,000		$ 20,000
Debt instrument, convertible, internal rate of return		6.00%			6.00%		6.00%					6.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, required bondholder approval, percentage		25.00%
Convertible Debt \| December 2019 Convertible Bonds \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion ratio		0.0003579611
Convertible Debt \| December 2019 Convertible Bonds \| Initial Conversion Price
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 4.00
Convertible Debt \| December 2019 Convertible Bonds \| After July 2, 2020 Conversion Price \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 2.40
Subsequent Events \| Convertible Debt \| August 2019 Convertible Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion ratio	0.0002756873