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Stock Compensation Plans - Narrative (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) employee shares
RSUs | Cliff |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Vesting period (in years) |  | 3 years
Performance-Based RSUs |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Modified from cash-settled RSUs (in shares) | shares |  | 0
Total unrecognized compensation cost | $ 17,000,000 | $ 17,000,000
Weighted average period to recognize unrecognized compensation cost |  | 1 year 11 months 4 days
Performance-Based RSUs | Minimum |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Potential for awards to vest (as a percent) |  | 0.00%
Performance-Based RSUs | Maximum |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Potential for awards to vest (as a percent) |  | 200.00%
Performance-Based RSUs | Cliff |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Vesting period (in years) |  | 3 years
Time-Based RSUs |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Modified from cash-settled RSUs (in shares) | shares |  | 31,523
Number of grantees affected | employee |  | 119
Plan modification, incremental cost | 0 | $ 0
Total unrecognized compensation cost | $ 28,500,000 | $ 28,500,000
Weighted average period to recognize unrecognized compensation cost |  | 1 year 11 months 1 day
Time-Based RSUs Settled in Cash |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |
Modified from cash-settled RSUs (in shares) | shares |  | 31,523
Cash used to settle award |  | $ 318,000

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