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Share-Based Payment Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Retirement Age

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Threshold Service Years For Retirement Eligibility

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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Amount of deferred income and obligation to transfer product and service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Amount of interest capitalized during the period.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	$ 1,400,000	$ 900,000
Advertising and marketing expense	10,800,000	7,900,000	$ 7,400,000
Capitalized interest	$ 0	0
Number of reportable segments \| segment	2
Granted In 2020 And After
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Retirement age (in years)	65 years
Granted Before 2020
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Retirement age (in years)	60 years
Time-based LTIPs
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Threshold of continuous service for retirement eligibility (in years)	10 years
383 Main Avenue \| Fixed rate mortgage debt
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Fixed rate debt	$ 0	30,000,000
Minimum \| Time-based LTIPs
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)	3 years
Minimum \| Market-based LTIPs
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)	3 years
Maximum \| Time-based LTIPs
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)	5 years
Maximum \| Market-based LTIPs
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)	4 years
Median \| Time-based LTIPs
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)	4 years
Building and Building Improvements
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)	39 years
Impairment charges		$ 7,700,000
Corporate Equipment \| Minimum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)	3 years
Corporate Equipment \| Maximum
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)	7 years