Long-Term Incentive Plan - Share Based Compensation Performance-based Stock Award Grants Activity (Details) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Absolute TSR Awards
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (in shares)	174,581	90,711
Grant date fair value per share	$ 6.03	$ 6.89
Relative TSR Awards
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (in shares)	87,291	47,710
Grant date fair value per share	$ 5.83	$ 6.55
Book Value Awards
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (in shares)	103,000
Grant date fair value per share	$ 3.37
Stock Price awards
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted (in shares)	1,225,490
Grant date fair value per share	$ 1.72

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).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(01)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128089324&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued 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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