Commitments and Contingencies - Receivable Purchase Agreement (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Trade receivables from customers without recourse to be sold, maximum amount	$ 15.0
Receivables sold	11.6
Receivables sold remaining outstanding	5.9
Receivables available for additional sales	$ 9.1

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Amount, before valuation allowance, of accounts receivable held for sale.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121593590&loc=d3e4428-111522

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Amount of accounts receivable that is available for sale to other entities.

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- Definition

Amount of accounts receivable that has been sold to other entities.

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Amount of accounts receivable sold under receivable purchase agreement that remains outstanding.

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