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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Expiry Period From Date Of Grant

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding and Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Share Conversion Rate

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Amount, after tax, of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Stock-Based Employee Compensation Plans - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019 shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options outstanding (in shares)		599,730	842,446	599,730	842,446	1,009,466	864,330
Granted (in shares)		0	0	0	0
Options exercised (in shares)		0	15,000	10,728	15,000
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised \| $		$ 0	$ 39	$ 29	$ 39
Fair value of options vested \| $		14	74	97	412
Aggregate intrinsic values of options outstanding and exercisable \| $		0		$ 0		$ 952
Nonvested awards, expected weighted average recognition period (years)				3 years 9 months 3 days
Aggregate amounts of stock based compensation expense, net of taxes \| $		$ 150	$ 154	$ 301	$ 295
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Purchase price per share of common stock as percentage of fair market value of shares on respective grant dates of stock options				100.00%
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options, restricted shares and SARs, vesting period				5 years
Options and SARs, terms after date of grant				10 years
Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Unvested shares (in shares)		121,336	170,214	121,336	170,214	124,202	115,031
Unvested shares granted during the period (shares)				63,256	123,896
Restricted stock \| Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options, restricted shares and SARs, vesting period				1 year
Restricted stock \| Minimum \| Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options, restricted shares and SARs, vesting period				3 years
Restricted stock \| Maximum \| Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options, restricted shares and SARs, vesting period				5 years
Stock Units \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options, restricted shares and SARs, vesting period				1 year
Stock Units \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options, restricted shares and SARs, vesting period				5 years
Previously Approved Equity Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options outstanding (in shares)		0		0
Equity Incentive Plan 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Additional shares authorized (in shares)	0
Equity Incentive Plan 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	2,000,000
Number of shares available for future grants (in shares)		1,343,783		1,343,783
Equity Incentive Plan 2019 \| Stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Unvested shares (in shares)		100,000		100,000
Unvested shares granted during the period (shares)				62,487
Common stock \| Equity Incentive Plan 2010
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options outstanding (in shares)		349,730		349,730
Common stock \| Equity Incentive Plan 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options outstanding (in shares)		250,000		250,000
Common stock \| Equity Incentive Plan 2019 \| Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Share conversion rate from previous plan (in shares)		2.5		2.5
Common stock \| Equity Incentive Plan 2019 \| SARs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Share conversion rate from previous plan (in shares)		1		1
Restricted stock \| Equity Incentive Plan 2010 \| Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Options outstanding (in shares)		58,849		58,849