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Equity and Stock-based Compensation - Stock Option Grants and Unrestricted Stock Grants (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended										3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021 installment shares	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Nov. 30, 2020 shares	Oct. 31, 2020 shares	Sep. 30, 2020 shares	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	May 31, 2020 shares	Mar. 31, 2020 shares	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 installment	Dec. 31, 2020 shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) installment shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense											$ 197	$ 83
2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan \| March 2019 Grant \| Directors, officers and employees
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock options granted \| shares									56,605	58,548
Number of common stock shares surrendered by employees withholding taxes \| shares									14,895	12,952
Common stock value surrendered by employees withholding taxes									$ 50,000	$ 43,000
Stock options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock options granted \| shares											2,875,000	0
Unrestricted Stock \| 2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan \| 2019 Grant \| Directors
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of unrestricted stock granted \| shares	56,533
Number of installment \| installment	2
Total stock-based compensation expense											$ 300
Stock-based compensation expense charged to expense											100
Remaining stock based compensation expense											200
Unrestricted Stock \| 2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan \| 2019 Grant \| Directors, officers and employees
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of unrestricted stock granted \| shares														30,000	120,000
Number of installment \| installment															3
Total stock-based compensation expense															$ 300
Stock-based compensation expense charged to expense											21,000	$ 21,000
Remaining stock based compensation expense															$ 200
Unrestricted Stock \| 2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan \| 2020 Grant \| Directors, officers and employees
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total stock-based compensation expense											700
Stock-based compensation expense charged to expense											10,000
Remaining stock based compensation expense											$ 700
Unrestricted Stock \| 2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan \| 2020 Grant
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted (in shares) \| shares			13,250	13,250
Unrestricted Stock \| 2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan \| 2020 Grant \| Directors, officers and employees
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of installment \| installment													2
Number of shares granted (in shares) \| shares							243,000	243,000						256,250
Unrestricted Stock \| 2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan \| March and May 2020 Grant \| Directors, officers and employees
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock options granted \| shares						109,773
Number of common stock shares surrendered by employees withholding taxes \| shares						11,727
Common stock value surrendered by employees withholding taxes						$ 100
Unrestricted Stock \| 2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan \| September and October 2019 Grant \| Directors, officers and employees
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock options granted \| shares				30,000	30,000
Unrestricted Stock \| 2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan \| March, May and November 2020 Grant \| Directors, officers and employees
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock options granted \| shares		115,403
Number of common stock shares surrendered by employees withholding taxes \| shares		15,347
Common stock value surrendered by employees withholding taxes		$ 100