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Underwriting Fee, Percent Paid

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Underwriting Fee, Percent Stock Issuance Costs

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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Amount of cash outflow, not made soon after acquisition date of business combination, to settle contingent consideration liability up to amount recognized at acquisition date, including, but not limited to, measurement period adjustment and less amount paid soon after acquisition date.

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Cash paid for expenses incurred during underwriting activities (the process to review insurance applications, evaluate risks, accept or reject applications, and determine the premiums to be charged) for insurance companies.

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A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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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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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Value of stock issued pursuant to acquisitions during the period.

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Related-Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Related-Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments on consideration payable				$ 5,448,000	$ 2,321,000	$ 814,000
Underwriting fee, percent of stock issuance costs				4.50%
Sale of stock, aggregate issuance amount	$ 84,000,000
Professional service fees paid by shareholder				$ 0	2,891,000	0
Public Stock Offering
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sale of common stock, shares issued (in shares)	8,000,000
Raine Group
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments for underwriting expense				$ 200,000
Underwriting fee, percent paid				5.50%
Consideration Payable to Previous Sellers in Business Acquisitions \| Fair Share Seller \| Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contingent consideration liability		$ 2,000,000.0		$ 1,600,000	2,000,000.0
Payments on consideration payable				900,000	900,000	0
Consideration Payable to Previous Sellers in Business Acquisitions \| G3 Seller \| Employee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contingent consideration liability		3,100,000		500,000	3,100,000
Payments on consideration payable				2,500,000	400,000	0
Consideration Payable to Previous Sellers in Business Acquisitions \| Tom's Amusements \| Employee
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments on consideration payable				1,500,000	0
Legal Fees for General Legal and Business Matters \| Much Shelist \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Legal fees				$ 100,000	600,000	$ 300,000
Legal Fees for General Legal and Business Matters \| Additional Paid-In Capital \| Much Shelist \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net equity infusion from reverse recapitalization		$ 200,000
Investment Banking Services and Assistance with Reverse Recapitalization \| The Raine Group \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to related party					$ 11,000,000
Payments for Public Accounting Firm Services Rendered on Behalf of the Company \| Class A Common Stockholder
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Professional service fees paid by shareholder			$ 2,900,000