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Codemasters Group Holdings plc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			£ 945	$ 1,300
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| £ / shares			£ 6.04
Date of Announcement Pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers			Dec. 14, 2020	Dec. 14, 2020
Codemasters Group Holdings plc [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Date of Shareholders Voting to Approve the Acquisition		Feb. 03, 2021
Glu Mobile Inc. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 2,400
Business Acquisition, Share Price \| $ / shares	$ 12.50
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 2,100
Date of Announcement to Enter into a Definitive Merger Agreement	Feb. 08, 2021
Cash Acquired from Acquisition	$ 364