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Preferred Stock, Temporary Dividend Rate Percentage Increase Upon Failure To Declare Or Pay Dividends, Maximum

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The amount per share used to calculated dividend payments on preferred stock.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK - Dividends Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Initial dividend on common stock	$ 7,010,799
Payment of common dividends		$ 3,972,000	$ 5,725,000	$ 3,979,000
Payments on preferred stock dividends			$ 20,075,000	15,440,000
Series A1 Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cumulative dividend rate			6.00%
Preferred dividend per share per quarter (in usd per share)			$ 0.3750
Dividend increase per year for failure to timely declare or pay dividends, maximum increase			2.50%
Payments on preferred stock dividends			$ 384,000
Series A Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cumulative dividend rate			5.50%
Preferred dividend per share per quarter (in usd per share)			$ 0.34375
Payments on preferred stock dividends			$ 8,500,000	7,000,000
Series D Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cumulative dividend rate			5.65%
Preferred dividend per share per quarter (in usd per share)			$ 0.35313
Payments on preferred stock dividends			$ 60,000	26,000
Series L Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cumulative dividend rate			5.50%
Preferred dividend per share per quarter (in usd per share)			$ 1.56035
Dividend increase per year for failure to timely declare or pay dividends, maximum increase			8.50%
Dividend increase per year for failure to timely declare or pay dividends			1.00%
Payments on preferred stock dividends			$ 11,100,000	$ 8,400,000