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Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block] | The following is a summary of the quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
|  | 2019
|  | March 31 |  | June 30 |  | September 30 |  | December 31
Operating revenue |  | $ | 321,471 |  |  | $ | 345,756 |  |  | $ | 361,663 |  |  | $ | 381,504 |
Income from operations |  | 24,734 |  |  | 30,550 |  |  | 30,689 |  |  | 32,852 |
Net income |  | 18,407 |  |  | 22,330 |  |  | 22,195 |  |  | 24,168 |
Net income per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 0.64 |  |  | $ | 0.78 |  |  | $ | 0.78 |  |  | $ | 0.86 |
Diluted |  | $ | 0.64 |  |  | $ | 0.78 |  |  | $ | 0.78 |  |  | $ | 0.85 |
|  | 2018
|  | March 31 |  | June 30 |  | September 30 |  | December 31
Operating revenue |  | $ | 302,608 |  |  | $ | 330,343 |  |  | $ | 331,375 |  |  | $ | 356,561 |
Income from operations |  | 24,235 |  |  | 32,870 |  |  | 29,879 |  |  | 35,047 |
Net income |  | 17,741 |  |  | 24,298 |  |  | 22,329 |  |  | 27,684 |
Net income per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 0.60 |  |  | $ | 0.83 |  |  | $ | 0.76 |  |  | $ | 0.95 |
Diluted |  | $ | 0.60 |  |  | $ | 0.82 |  |  | $ | 0.76 |  |  | $ | 0.95 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of quarterly financial data. Includes, but is not limited to, financial information for fiscal quarters, cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and earnings per share data. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109225645&loc=d3e1280-108306 + Details
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