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Shareholders' Equity - Dividend Reinvestment Program (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Dividend Reinvestment Program |  |  |  |
Issuance of common shares (in shares) | 19 | 23 | 65 | 64
Weighted average price per share (in dollars per share) | $ 23.73 | $ 22.51 | $ 22.97 | $ 25.12
Net proceeds | $ 459 | $ 516 | $ 1,468 | $ 1,581

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- Definition Number of shares issued during the period from a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP). A dividend reinvestment plan allows the shareholders to reinvest dividends paid to them by the entity on new issues of stock by the entity. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123467817&loc=d3e21463-112644 + Details
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