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Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 04, 2022 item | Jan. 04, 2021 item | Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
401(k) Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employer matching contribution (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |
Employer matching contribution percent of employees' salary (up to) |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |
Plan cost recognized |  |  |  | $ 0.4 |  | $ 1.1 |
2005 Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares available for issuance (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 4,100,000 |  | 4,100,000 |
Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock awards granted (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Compensation cost |  |  |  | $ 0.5 | $ 0.8 | $ 1.9 | $ 2.5
PSUs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of components of equity awards granted | item | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Percentage based on service and market conditions | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage based on service and performance conditions | 50.00% | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Compensation cost |  |  |  | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.1
Performance Period |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Share-based payment awards vested (in shares) | shares |  |  | 559,150 |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  |  | 157.00% |  |  |  |
PSUs | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payment awards vested (in shares) | shares |  |  | 876,469 |  |  |  |
Fair value of awards vested |  |  | $ 3.2 |  |  |  |
PSUs | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  | 200.00% |  |  |  |  |
PSUs | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Award vesting percentage |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
RSUs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation cost |  |  |  | 0.7 |  | 1.5 | 0.4
Fixed Value Cash Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term incentive cash awards granted |  |  |  | 5.4 | 3.5 | $ 5.4 | 3.5
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |
Deferred compensation cost |  |  |  | $ 1.1 | $ 1.0 | $ 3.2 | $ 3.0
ESPP |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee Benefit Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares available for issuance (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 1,400,000 |  | 1,400,000 |
Purchase limit per employee (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 260 |

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