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This describes the time frame of the terms of the entity's repurchase agreements.

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Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method.

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Stock-based Compensation Performance Based Awards and Options and Share Repurchase Program(Details)			3 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2019 shares	Feb. 05, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) increment shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 07, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2018 shares	Oct. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining authorized amount \| $		$ 100,000,000.0	$ 99,600,000			$ 100,000,000.0		$ 100,000,000.0
Share-Based Compensation, Percentage Of Awards Based On Achievement Of Performance Goals	50.00%
Stock-based compensation \| $			$ 9,997,000	$ 8,445,000
Repurchase Agreements, Maturities		P2Y
Aggregate number of shares authorized for repurchase			400,000,000.0
Shares repurchased during period, value \| $			$ 346,250
Share repurchase program, authorized amount \| $			$ 28,900,000
Share-Based Compensation, Termination Period Trigger			12 months
Share-Based Compensation, Percentage Of Shares That Will Vest Upon Trigger			100.00%
Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period			138,260
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			3 years
Restricted Stock Units \| Share Based Compensation Award 2018 Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation, Vesting Increments \| increment			3
Share-Based Compensation, Termination Period Trigger			12 months
Share-Based Compensation, Percentage Of Shares That Will Vest Upon Trigger			100.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period			14,864
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period As A Percentage Of Target			135.00%
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Target Number Of Shares			11,030
Restricted Stock Units \| Time based shared based compensation [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	48,683
Restricted Stock Units \| Time based shared based compensation [Member] \| Share Based Compensation Award 2018 Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Vesting Period, Number Of Quarterly Periods							16
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized							56,250
Restricted Stock Units \| Performance Shares [Member] \| Share Based Compensation Award 2018 Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized							33,089
Restricted Stock Units \| Performance Shares [Member] \| Share Based Compensation Award 2018 Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized							33,088
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			3 years
Stock Options \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	123,856
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation \| $			$ 100,000	$ 200,000
Forecast [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining authorized amount \| $					$ 100,000,000.0