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Debt Instrument, Issuance Price, Percentage Of Principal

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Interest Expense, Vendor Financing

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount of paid and unpaid preferred stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Long-Term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended			2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Feb. 27, 2023	Nov. 15, 2022	Apr. 30, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023	Feb. 28, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 01, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Nov. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount outstanding	$ 200,000						$ 202,788	$ 200,000				$ 202,788
Loss on debt extinguishment								10,194		$ 0
Purchase agreement interest rate						7.00%			10.50%
Confirmed invoices paid during the periods					$ 62,100			59,575			$ 76,100	$ 14,000
Interest expense, vendor financing	2,500							2,500
Partnership agreement, prepayment receivable		$ 252,000
Partnership agreement, payment	39,600
Partnership agreement, minimum liquidity requirement	$ 10,000	$ 30,000						$ 10,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0						0	0				0
Preferred stock	$ 0						$ 0	$ 0				$ 0
Dividends, preferred stock, cash								$ 3,952
Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Partnership agreement, proceeds from prepayment				$ 87,700
Partnership agreement, payment				$ 48,100
Series A Preferred Convertible Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	149,425		149,425				149,425	149,425				149,425
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage								7.00%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in USD per share)			$ 1,000
Preferred stock	$ 0		$ 105,300				$ 0	$ 0				$ 0
Dividends, preferred stock, cash							1,300	2,600
13% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount outstanding	$ 200,000						0	$ 200,000				0
Loan interest rate	13.00%							13.00%
Issue price, percentage of principal	95.00%							95.00%
Financing costs	$ 7,800
Interest rate, payable in cash	4.00%							4.00%
Interest rate, payable in-kind	9.00%							9.00%
Interest rate agreed upon, payable in cash	6.50%							6.50%
Interest rate, payable in-kind	6.50%							6.50%
13% Senior Notes \| Prior to March 15, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage	100.00%
13% Senior Notes \| Beginning On The First Call Date
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage	103.00%
13% Senior Notes \| After March 15, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage	100.00%
13% Senior Notes \| Event Of A Change Of Control
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage	101.00%
2019 Facility Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount outstanding	$ 0						$ 143,213	$ 0				$ 143,213	$ 199,000
Loan interest rate													14.00%
Repayments of lines of credit	$ 148,000							148,281		$ 0
Loss on debt extinguishment								$ 10,400
Extinguishment of debt			$ 149,400