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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Stockholders' Equity - Stock Repurchase Program (Details) - $ / shares			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 12, 2020	Oct. 23, 2014	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount			15,538	21,475
Eleventh Stock Repurchase Plan
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Outstanding share percent		5.00%
Outstanding common shares in the plan (in shares)		1,513,000
Twelfth Stock Repurchase Plan [Member] [Member] [Domain]
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Outstanding share percent	5.00%
Outstanding common shares in the plan (in shares)	1,799,054
Eleventh Stock Repurchase Plan
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)			0	639,922
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value Per Share			$ 0	$ 23.95
Twelfth Stock Repurchase Plan [Member] [Member] [Domain]
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)			0	155,778
Net Stock Repurchased During Periods Presented, Value Per Share			$ 20.34
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value Per Share			$ 0	$ 20.34
Net Total Stock Repurchased During Periods Presented, Shares			155,778
Eleventh Stock Repurchase Plan [Member]
Stockholders Equity (Textual) [Abstract]
Net Stock Repurchased During Periods Presented, Value Per Share			$ 21.69
Net Total Stock Repurchased During Periods Presented, Shares			1,512,600