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Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2022	Jul. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
2016 Employee Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted common shares issued (in shares)				550			959,548
2016 Employee Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issued restricted shares (in shares)			90,000
2016 Employee Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Chief Financial Officer
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issued restricted shares (in shares)	13,000
2016 Employee Plan \| Performance Restricted Stock \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issued restricted shares (in shares)			510,000
2016 Employee Plan \| Performance Restricted Stock \| Chief Financial Officer
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issued restricted shares (in shares)	3,000
2015 Director Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted common shares issued (in shares)							240,755
2015 Director Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction period							1 year
2015 Director Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction period							3 years
2016 Employee Plan and 2015 Director Plan
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense				$ 1.8	$ 1.4		$ 5.0	$ 3.0
2016 Employee Plan and 2015 Director Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost				$ 10.6	$ 14.4	$ 10.6	$ 10.6	$ 14.4
Nonvested restricted shares issued and outstanding (in shares)				759,204	749,219	759,204	759,204	749,219
2016 Employee Plan and 2015 Director Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Recognition period							1 year
2016 Employee Plan and 2015 Director Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Recognition period							3 years
2016 Employee Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan \| Chief Financial Officer
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant release restriction period	3 years
2022 Employee Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted common shares issued (in shares)						0
Shares available for issuance (in shares)		1,000,000
2022 Employee Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction period		1 year
2022 Employee Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction period		10 years