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Fair Value Measurements - Carrying Amount and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 09, 2020	Oct. 02, 2018
Senior Notes
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			10.75%	10.75%
Carrying Amount \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Make-Whole	$ 0	$ 4,847
Carrying Amount \| Level 3 \| Secured Debt \| Senior Secured Promissory Note
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt fair value	9,776	9,184
Carrying Amount \| Level 3 \| Secured Debt \| Second Lien Delayed Draw Promissory Note
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt fair value	15,000	15,000
Carrying Amount \| Level 2 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt fair value	299,813	289,359
Fair Value \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Make-Whole	0	4,847
Fair Value \| Level 3 \| Secured Debt \| Senior Secured Promissory Note
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt fair value	2,715	2,103
Fair Value \| Level 3 \| Secured Debt \| Second Lien Delayed Draw Promissory Note
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt fair value	15,000	15,000
Fair Value \| Level 2 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt fair value	69,500	$ 44,992
Nonrecurring \| Carrying Amount \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Real Estate Held-for-sale	12,107
Nonrecurring \| Carrying Amount \| Level 2 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt fair value	9,500
Nonrecurring \| Fair Value \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Real Estate Held-for-sale	4,830
Nonrecurring \| Fair Value \| Level 2 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt fair value	$ 9,500