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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) taxExamination	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Pre-tax U.S. book loss	$ (97,300,000)	$ 41,500,000	$ 600,000
Valuation allowance as a percentage on total deferred tax assets	100.00%
Number of income tax examinations pending | taxExamination	0
Unrecognized tax benefits, income tax penalties and interest expense	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
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Amount of expense for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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