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Equity Incentive Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Equity Incentive Plan
Maximum number of common shares available for issuance (in shares)	6,828,527		6,828,527
Restricted share awards
Summary of non-vested shares/units
Unvested at the beginning of the period (in shares)			1,252,228
Granted (in shares)			1,733,358
Vested (in shares)			(408,776)
Forfeited (in shares)			(1,382)
Unvested at the end of the period (in shares)	2,575,428		2,575,428
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)			$ 15.17
Granted (in dollars per share)			15.93
Vested (in dollars per share)			15.46
Forfeited (in dollars per share)			11.29
Unvested at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 15.64		$ 15.64
Other Disclosures
Share-based compensation expense	$ 3.0	$ 2.3	$ 4.9	$ 4.4
Total unrecognized compensation costs	$ 36.0		$ 36.0
Weighted-average period of recognition of unrecognized share-based compensation expense			2 years 7 months 6 days
Total fair value of shares vested			$ 6.3	2.8
2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Other Disclosures
Performance-based vesting period			3 years
Time-based vesting period			1 year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period			4 years
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Contingent on Absolute Total Shareholder Return			40.00%
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Contingent on Relative Total Shareholder Return			60.00%
Vesting percentage upon satisfaction of performance-based vesting period			50.00%
Vesting percentage upon satisfaction of time-based vesting period			50.00%
Percentage of grant date fair value to be recognized over three years			50.00%
Employee service share based compensation cost period of recognition			3 years
Percentage of grant date fair value to be recognized over four years			50.00%
Employee service share based compensation cost period of recognition			4 years
Common shares available for future grant (in shares)	3,938,976		3,938,976
2018 Performance Shares
Summary of non-vested shares/units
Granted (in shares)						264,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Intrinsic Value, Amount Per Share						$ 13.99
Other Disclosures
Fair value assumptions, risk free interest rate						2.42%
Fair value assumptions, expected volatility rate						27.44%
2019 Performance Shares [Member]
Summary of non-vested shares/units
Granted (in shares)					260,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Intrinsic Value, Amount Per Share					$ 19.16
Other Disclosures
Fair value assumptions, risk free interest rate					2.52%
Fair value assumptions, expected volatility rate					27.19%
Performance Units
Other Disclosures
Share-based compensation expense	$ 1.8	$ 1.1	$ 2.7	$ 1.6
Total unrecognized compensation costs	$ 13.1		$ 13.1
Weighted-average period of recognition of unrecognized share-based compensation expense			2 years 3 months 18 days
2020 Performance Shares [Member]
Summary of non-vested shares/units
Granted (in shares)				489,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Intrinsic Value, Amount Per Share				$ 11.59
Other Disclosures
Fair value assumptions, risk free interest rate				1.08%
Fair value assumptions, expected volatility rate				23.46%
2021 Performance Shares
Summary of non-vested shares/units
Granted (in shares)			431,151
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Intrinsic Value, Amount Per Share			$ 20.90
Other Disclosures
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Contingent on Absolute Total Shareholder Return			2500.00%
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Contingent on Relative Total Shareholder Return			75.00%
Fair value assumptions, risk free interest rate			0.23%
Fair value assumptions, expected volatility rate			69.47%
Percentage of grant date fair value to be recognized over three years			100.00%
Employee service share based compensation cost period of recognition			3 years
Minimum | 2017 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range						0.00%
Minimum | 2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Other Disclosures
Percentage of performance units that will convert into restricted shares			0.00%
Minimum | 2018 Performance Shares
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range					0.00%
Minimum | 2019 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range				0.00%
Minimum | 2020 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range			0.00%
Maximum | 2017 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range						150.00%
Maximum | Restricted share awards
Other Disclosures
Vesting period			4 years
Maximum | 2015 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Other Disclosures
Percentage of performance units that will convert into restricted shares			200.00%
Maximum | 2018 Performance Shares
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range					150.00%
Maximum | 2019 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
Shared-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Conversion Percentage Range				200.00%
Maximum | 2020 Performance Shares [Member]
Equity Incentive Plan
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