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Equity Compensation, Employment Agreements and Other Benefit Plans (Details 2)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) officer	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Deferred Compensation Activity
Number of officers having employment agreements with the company | officer	4
Deferred Compensation Plans
Deferred Compensation Activity
Deferrable compensation by the employee, maximum	100.00%
Non-employee directors	$ (1,906,000)	$ 286,000
Undistributed Income Deferred	1,881,000		$ 2,349,000
Liability Under Deferred Plans	498,000		3,071,000
Deferred Compensation Plans | Non-employee directors
Deferred Compensation Activity
Non-employee directors	(1,906,000)	286,000
Undistributed Income Deferred	1,881,000		2,349,000
Liability Under Deferred Plans	$ 498,000		$ 3,071,000
Savings Plan
Deferred Compensation Activity
Employer contribution percentage on first 3 percent of eligible compensation deferred by employees (percent)	100.00%
Percentage of eligible compensation deferred by employees qualifying for 100 percent matching contribution (percent)	3.00%
Employer contribution percentage on next 2 percent of eligible compensation deferred by employees (percent)	50.00%
Percentage of eligible compensation deferred by employees qualifying for 50 percent matching contribution (percent)	2.00%
Percentage of employer matching contributions that vest immediately (percent)	100.00%
Expenses for matching contributions	$ 120,000	$ 104,000

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