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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Allowance for uncollectible accounts	$ 2,574	$ 2,053

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable, classified as current.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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-Section 50
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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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