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Earnings per Share (EPS) - Narrative (Details) - shares | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Contingently issuable awards |  |  |
Antidilutive nonvested shares (in shares) | 77,759 | 186,020 | 324,813
2022 Performance-Based Grants |  |  |
Contingently issuable awards |  |  |
Vesting percentile | 131.00% |  |
Percentage of award issuable if current period end were end of contingency period | 66.00% |  |
2021 Performance based share awards |  |  |
Contingently issuable awards |  |  |
Vesting percentile | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage of award issuable if current period end were end of contingency period | 50.00% | 50.00% |

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- Definition Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124432515&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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