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Debt Instrument, Number Of Loan Agreements

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Loan Agreements Amended

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Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Days To Submit Borrowing Request

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under 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, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Represents the aggregate of total long-term debt, including current maturities and short-term debt.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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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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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)				12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 25, 2022 USD ($) agreement	Jul. 14, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2021 USD ($) day	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 24, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 10, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 09, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest paid				$ 3,700,000	$ 4,200,000
Short-term financing				155,000,000	130,000,000
Debt, long-term and short-term, combined amount				180,900,000
Cash and cash equivalents				6,255,000	20,968,000
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term financing				130,000,000	130,000,000
Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, number of loan agreements amended \| agreement	2
Debt instrument, number of loan agreements \| agreement	3
Debt instrument, incremental borrowing cost	1.00%
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Standard Chartered \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term financing				130,000,000.0
First Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term financing				$ 0
First Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term financing						$ 0
First Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| LIBOR \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				4.50%
First Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.65%
Second Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term financing				$ 25,000,000.0
Second Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term financing						25,000,000
Second Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.65%
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Standard Chartered \| Subsequent Event \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term financing						130,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Standard Chartered
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 130,000,000
Credit agreement fees			$ 1,900,000
Number of days to submit borrowing request \| day			5
Short-term financing				130,000,000
Lender fees								$ 600,000
Revolving credit facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Standard Chartered \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 130,000,000
Lender fees	0
Revolving credit facility \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Standard Chartered \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.70%
Revolving credit facility \| First Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 130,000,000		$ 130,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| First Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	130,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| Second Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 25,000,000
Short-term financing				25,000,000
Lender fees								$ 600,000
Revolving credit facility \| Second Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	25,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| Second Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		4.50%
Revolving credit facility \| Third Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 50,000,000
Short-term financing				$ 25,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| Third Shareholder's Loan Agreement, Weichai \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term financing						$ 35,700,000
Revolving credit facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Standard Chartered \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	130,000,000
Credit agreement fees	1,800,000
Lender fees	$ 0
Revolving credit facility \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Standard Chartered \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.95%