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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jan. 01, 2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired				$ 42	$ 47
Amortization expense		$ 90	$ 277	$ 409	$ 833
Weighted average remaining useful lives				3 years 2 months 12 days
Headland Media Limited | Subscriber relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful lives				10 years
Q1 2017 Acquisition
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired				$ 450
Contingent consideration, value, high						$ 114
Q1 2017 Acquisition | Subscriber relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, useful lives	10 years
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 100

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