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Stockholders' Equity
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Stockholders’ Equity:
Common Stock has a preferential dividend rate of at least 105% of the dividend paid on Class A Common Stock. Class A Common Stock has greater voting rights which include: voting as a separate class for the election of 75% of the total number of directors and on all other matters subject to shareholder vote, each share of Class A Common Stock has ten votes and votes with the Common Stock as a single class. Class A Common Stock is convertible at the holder’s option at any time into Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis; Common Stock is not convertible into Class A Common Stock.
A special cash dividend of $1.00 for Common Stock and $0.95 for Class A Common Stock was paid in the fourth quarter of 2023 and 2022. Total dividends paid on Common Stock were $32,612,000, $31,432,000 and $48,837,000 in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Total dividends paid on Class A Common Stock were $2,628,000, $2,516,000 and $3,609,000 in 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.