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Equity Awards and Instruments - Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), 2016 | Performance-Based Vesting |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Earned through dividends in period (in shares) | 45 | 3,030 |
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), 2016 | 2020 Incentive Award Plan | Performance-Based Vesting |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Delivered in period (in shares) | 10,864 | 9,831 |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | 20,221 | 31,040 |
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Grant date fair value (USD per share) | $ 52.48 | $ 16.03 | $ 7.24
Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | 2020 Incentive Award Plan |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | 1,708,545 | 1,423,715 |
Shares withheld for tax withholding obligation (in shares) | 125,825 | 339,833 | 54,418
Share-based compensation tax withholding payment | $ 7,293,000 | $ 7,951,000 | $ 399,000
Time-Based Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | 2020 Incentive Award Plan |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | 1,611,862 | 1,263,193 |
Grant date fair value (USD per share) | $ 52.80 |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost, excluding options | $ 46,271,000 |  |
Cost not yet recognized, period for recognition | 2 years |  |
Performance Based Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | 2020 Incentive Award Plan |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | 96,683 | 160,522 |
Grant date fair value (USD per share) | $ 49.93 |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost, excluding options | $ 0 |  |

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- Definition Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120381028&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120381028&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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