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Trade Accounts and Financing Receivables - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Promissory notes receivable maturity month and year				2023-01
Value of notes with customer	$ 8,682,000			$ 8,682,000	$ 184,000
Term of sales-type lease	6 months			6 months
Future minimum lease payments	$ 3,000,000.0			$ 3,000,000.0
Future minimum lease payments of unearned income	31,000			31,000
Future minimum lease payments due in fiscal year 2021	2,000,000.0			2,000,000.0
Future minimum lease payments due in fiscal year 2022	1,000,000.0			1,000,000.0
Interest income related to lease	$ 12,000			$ 12,000
Secured Promissory Note
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Value of notes with customer			$ 10,000,000.0
Term of the notes			3 years
Monthly principal and interest payments			$ 300,000
Frequency of payments			monthly	monthly
Short-Term Promissory Note
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Value of notes with customer		$ 13,200,000
Interest rate of the notes		5.00%
Maturity date		Mar. 31, 2021
Manufactured Rental Equipment
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Promissory notes receivable maximum interest rate	8.00%			8.00%
Product
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Partially financed product sale			$ 12,500,000