Percentage of monthly vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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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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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Equity plan (Details) - $ / shares	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Employee recurring grants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Monthly vesting percentage		2.083%
Board member initial grants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
Yearly vesting percentage		33.00%
Board member recurring grants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Vesting period		1 year
Yearly vesting percentage		100.00%
Non Employee Consultant Grant One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Monthly vesting percentage		8.33%
Non Employee Consultant Grant Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Monthly vesting percentage		2.083%
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 11.05
Granted (in shares)	14,000
One year anniversary \| Employee initial grants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Yearly vesting percentage		25.00%
Thereafter \| Employee initial grants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Monthly vesting percentage		2.083%