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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments & Contingencies |
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block] | Future minimum lease payments under leases having initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
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Year |  | Amount
2021 | ​ | $ | 27,094
2022 | ​ |  | 27,945
2023 | ​ |  | 26,032
2024 | ​ |  | 18,033
2025 | ​ |  | 18,209
Thereafter | ​ |  | 10,993
​ | ​ | $ | 128,306
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Summary of future minimum rental commitments under noncancelable sublease | Sublease receipts to be received in the future under noncancelable sublease as of December 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands): ​
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Year |  | Amount
2021 | ​ | $ | 6,722
2022 | ​ |  | 6,504
2023 | ​ |  | 3,482
2024 | ​ |  | 3,519
2025 | ​ |  | 3,556
Thereafter | ​ |  | 1,193
​ | ​ | $ | 24,976

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408670&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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