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	Feb. 03, 2023	Aug. 03, 2022	Aug. 30, 2021	Aug. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2016
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock granted (in shares)								127,000
Share based compensation								$ 6,617	$ 4,549	$ 3,307
Non-vested restricted stock (in shares)								753,000	771,000
Common Stock \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonemployee
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock granted (in shares)	6,000
2015 Outside Director Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock authorized for issuance (in shares)							400,000
Common stock available for issuance, automatic annual increase, percent							10.00%
2016 Employee Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan \| Chief Financial Officer
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted shares, vesting period				3 years
2016 Employee Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock authorized for issuance (in shares)								960,007			1,000,000
2016 Employee Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction period					1 year
2016 Employee Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction period					10 years
2015 Outside Director Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan ("2015 Director Plan") \| Restricted Stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock authorized for issuance (in shares)								240,755
2015 Outside Director Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan ("2015 Director Plan") \| Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction period								1 year
2015 Outside Director Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan ("2015 Director Plan") \| Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction period								3 years
Employee and Director Equity Compensation Plan \| Non-vested Restricted Stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Non-vested restricted stock (in shares)								752,829	770,652
Issuance of restricted stock, net (in shares)								99,390	709,599
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)								$ 21.57	$ 30.47
Fair value of shares vested								$ 2,400	$ 3,000
Unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock								$ 9,100	$ 13,400
Weighted average restriction and forfeiture period								1 year 7 months 6 days	2 years 3 months 18 days
2022 Employee Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan \| Restricted Stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock authorized for issuance (in shares)					1,000,000			0
The 2016 Employee Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Chief Executive Officer
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Restricted stock granted (in shares)			90,000			90,000
The 2016 Employee Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Chief Financial Officer
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock granted (in shares)		13,000		13,000