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Debt Instrument, Government Assistance

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Excluded Non-Loan Cash Threshold

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Installment Proceeds From Related Party Debt

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Line Of Credit Facility, Equitization Agreement, Conversion Price Threshold

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Line Of Credit Facility, Equitization Agreement, Conversion Trading Days

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Line Of Credit Facility, Execution Fee Payable

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Available In Foreign Currencies

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Available In Foreign Currencies, Step Down

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Step Down

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Line Of Credit Facility, Third Party Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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Minimum Required Liquidity

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Reduction Of Deferred Base Salaries, Percent

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Reduction Of Deferred Cash Compensation, Percent

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Reduction Of Deferred Monthly Fee Paid To Related Party, Percent

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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

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

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Amount of interest payable on debt, including, but not limited to, trade payables.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of decrease in line of credit facility from forgiveness by the holder of the line of credit.

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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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The cash inflow from a long-term borrowing made from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth. Alternate caption: Proceeds from Advances from Affiliates.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Narrative (Details)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Narrative (Details)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 14, 2020 USD ($) day $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	May 01, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares									$ 0.01				$ 0.01
Borrowing amount									$ 185,000,000				$ 179,000,000
A&R Credit Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity												$ 205,000,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percent reduction of deferred cash compensation			50.00%
Subsequent Event \| A&R Credit Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 200,000,000.0
Weighted average interest rate		12.00%
Minimum require liquidity condition		$ 30,000,000.0
Cash of non-loan parties, excess amount		25,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Decrease in credit facility	$ 10,000,000			$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Amount available in currencies other than U.S.											$ 125,000,000
Amount available in currencies other than U.S., step down										$ 110,000,000
Subsequent Event \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 75,000,000
Commitment fee percentage		4.00%
Third-party letter of credit basket		$ 50,000,000.0
Interest payments due under credit agreement		12,343,000
Execution fee payable		$ 3,900,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.01
Number of trading days \| day		15
Conversation price threshold (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1.55
Subsequent Event \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity											$ 190,000,000
Borrowing capacity, step down										$ 175,000,000
Subsequent Event \| A&R Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		7.00%
Percentage margins will be reduced by		2.00%
Subsequent Event \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Base Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		6.00%
Subsequent Event \| Maximum \| A&R Credit Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Governmental assistance principal amount		$ 10,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Chief Strategy Officer
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage reduction of base salaries			50.00%
Subsequent Event \| Chief Financial Officer
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage reduction of base salaries			30.00%
Subsequent Event \| Senior Vice President
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage reduction of base salaries			30.00%
BPRI Executive Consulting, LLC \| Subsequent Event \| Chief Executive Officer
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Deferral percentage of monthly fee payment			50.00%
B. Riley Financial, Inc. \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Last Out Term Loan Tranche A-6
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from related party									65,000,000
Installment proceeds									35,000,000
B. Riley Financial, Inc. \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Last Out Term Loan Tranche A-7
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from related party									$ 5,000,000
B. Riley Financial, Inc. \| Letter of Credit \| Backstop Commitment Letter
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowing amount												$ 200,000,000
B. Riley Financial, Inc. \| Subsequent Event \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Last Out Term Loan Tranche A-6
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from related party		30,000,000
B. Riley Financial, Inc. \| Subsequent Event \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Last Out Term Loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from related party		40,000,000
B. Riley Financial, Inc. \| Subsequent Event \| Maximum \| A&R Credit Agreement \| Last Out Term Loan Tranche A-6
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from related party		$ 70,000,000