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Debt Covenant, Commitment

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Debt Covenant, Total Commitments

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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Long-Term Debt (2020 Revolving Credit Agreement) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 06, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Aug. 17, 2018
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000.0			$ 50,000,000.0
Borrowing base				85.00%
Unused capacity, commitment fee rate	0.25%
Debt covenant, total commitments (as a percent)	12.50%
Debt covenant, commitment	$ 10,000,000.0
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.0
Debt instrument, unamortized discount		$ 600,000
Debt discounts and issuance costs		400,000
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 66,100,000	$ 2,900,000
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000.0			$ 10,000,000.0
Swing Line Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000.0
Borrowing base	85.00%
Alternative Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%