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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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The number of warrants issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Value of outstanding derivative securities that permit the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specified price.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Aug. 10, 2021	Jul. 21, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 09, 2021	Aug. 05, 2021	Jul. 18, 2021	Jun. 09, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020
Riverside Management Group (“RMG”)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash obligation											$ 10,000
Obligation to Issue Registered Shares of Class A Common Stock
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Changes in fair value measurements					$ 10,389
Issuance of warrants					0
Liability value	$ 22,511				22,511					$ 0
Ares Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Aggregate shares able to be purchased from warrants issued (in shares)							670,092
Exercise price (in dollars per share)							$ 10.00
Fair value of warrants				$ 5,000			$ 2,507
NPA Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Aggregate shares able to be purchased from warrants issued (in shares)				617,140
Fair value of warrants	490				490
Term of warrants				7 years
Warrants issued (in shares)				1,988,000
NPA Warrants \| Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Exercise price (in dollars per share)				$ 19.18
NPA Warrants \| Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Exercise price (in dollars per share)				$ 19.25
US-Based Investment Firm Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Aggregate shares able to be purchased from warrants issued (in shares)		1,187,083
Exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 10.00
Term of warrants									7 years
Changes in fair value measurements	5,125	$ 7,976
Private Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of warrants	$ 1,153		$ 2,152		$ 1,153
Warrants (in shares)			594,551
Warrants issued (in shares)			80,000
Class A Common Stock
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Aggregate shares able to be purchased from warrants issued (in shares)		272,730				1,187,083			1,500,000
Exercise price (in dollars per share)						$ 10.00			$ 10.00
Warrants (in shares)	28,196,377				28,196,377
Registered shares to be issued (in shares)								2,387,500
Class A Common Stock \| Riverside Management Group (“RMG”)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Unregistered shares provided (in shares)											1,697,500
Unregistered shares to be issued in conjunction with merger (in shares)											690,000
Value of unregistered shares to be issued in conjunction with merger											$ 6,900
Share price (in dollars per share)											$ 10.00
Class A Common Stock \| US-Based Investment Firm Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Aggregate shares able to be purchased from warrants issued (in shares)		1,500,000	2,687,083
Exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 10.00	$ 10.00
Class A Common Stock \| Public Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.50				$ 11.50
Term of warrants	5 years				5 years
Warrants (in shares)	22,977,568		22,977,568		22,977,568
Class A Common Stock \| Private Warrants
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.50				$ 11.50
Warrants (in shares)	674,551				674,551