Stock Based Compensation - Schedule of Non-vested Restricted Stock, PSU, RSU and DSU Award Activity (Details) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Restricted Stock
Number of Non-vested Restricted Shares
Non-vested shares at beginning of period (in shares)	524,570	526,074
Granted (in shares)	342,628	275,248
Vested (in shares)	(246,917)	(244,015)
Forfeited (in shares)	(67,772)	(13,802)
Non-vested shares at end of period (in shares)	552,509	543,505
Weighted Average Per Share Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested shares at beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 13.57	$ 16.34
Granted (in dollars per share)	8.23	12.36
Vested (in dollars per share)	13.90	18.18
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	10.09	12.79
Non-vested shares at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 10.50	$ 13.57
PSUs, Target
Number of Non-vested Restricted Shares
Non-vested shares at beginning of period (in shares)	905,825	786,577
Granted (in shares)	384,584	366,210
Vested (in shares)	(350,886)	(201,978)
Forfeited (in shares)	0	(44,984)
Non-vested shares at end of period (in shares)	939,523	905,825
PSUs
Weighted Average Per Share Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested shares at beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 18.12	$ 23.06
Granted (in dollars per share)	5.72	13.41
Vested (in dollars per share)	22.31	28.18
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	0	20.89
Non-vested shares at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 11.48	$ 18.12
RSUs
Number of Non-vested Restricted Shares
Non-vested shares at beginning of period (in shares)	351,974	263,708
Granted (in shares)	256,389	244,140
Vested (in shares)	(157,763)	(131,094)
Forfeited (in shares)	0	(24,780)
Non-vested shares at end of period (in shares)	450,600	351,974
Weighted Average Per Share Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested shares at beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 11.65	$ 16.11
Granted (in dollars per share)	8.53	10.24
Vested (in dollars per share)	12.45	17.40
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	0	14.80
Non-vested shares at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 9.59	$ 11.65
DSUs
Number of Non-vested Restricted Shares
Non-vested shares at beginning of period (in shares)	0
Granted (in shares)	110,772
Non-vested shares at end of period (in shares)	110,772
Weighted Average Per Share Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested shares at beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Granted (in dollars per share)	6.50
Non-vested shares at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 6.50

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