Subsequent Events - Schedule of Early Redemption Prices on 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (Details) - Subsequent Event - Senior Secured Notes at 5.25%, Due 2030 - Senior Secured Notes	Feb. 04, 2022
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Price Percentage	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Price Percentage	102.625%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Start Date	May 15, 2025
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date	May 14, 2026
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Price Percentage	101.313%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Start Date	May 15, 2026
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date	May 14, 2027
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Redemption Price Percentage	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Start Date	May 15, 2027
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date	May 14, 2030

End date of debt instrument redemption period, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 470
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph e
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123599511&loc=d3e64711-112823

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