General - Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	$ 39,261	$ 39,261	$ 33,062
Temporary Equity, Accretion of Interest	$ (5,033)	$ (5,033)
Aurelia Health, LLC
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	70.00%	70.00%
Threshold percentage of the remaining shares to be purchased on exercise the right to put options		33.30%
Period from the redemption date		30 days
Percentage of the remaining shares that can be purchased by the company under the call option		33.30%
Period of EBITDA at the redemption date of redeemable non-controlling interest, used in the calculation of redemption price for put and call option		12 months
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	$ 39,300	$ 39,300	$ 33,100
Temporary Equity, Accretion of Interest	$ 5,000

Period from the redemption date in which the company or the other shareholders has the right to exercise their option.

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Period of EBITDA at the redemption date of redeemable non-controlling interest, used in the calculation of redemption price for put and call option.

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Percentage of the remaining shares that can be purchased by the company under the call option.

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Threshold percentage of the remaining shares to be purchased by the company if the other shareholders exercise the right to put options.

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Change in noncontrolling interest during the period as a result of a change in the redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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As of the reporting date, the aggregate carrying amount of all noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. This item includes noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) regardless of the type of equity interest (common, preferred, other) including all potential organizational (legal) forms of the investee entity.

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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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