Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Summary of Outstanding Interest Rate Swap Contracts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019
Derivative [Line Items]
Pay Fixed Rate		4.00%
Current Notional Amount	$ 332,813
Fair Value	$ (2,693)
Interest Rate Swap - 2.275% Fixed Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Effective Date	Feb. 18, 2014
Maturity Date	Feb. 15, 2021
Pay Fixed Rate	2.275%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR - 1 month
Current Notional Amount	$ 12,592
Fair Value	$ (94)
Interest Rate Swap - 2.275% Fixed Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Effective Date	Feb. 18, 2014
Maturity Date	Feb. 15, 2021
Pay Fixed Rate	2.275%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR - 1 month
Current Notional Amount	$ 12,721
Fair Value	$ (95)
Interest Rate Swap - 2.7475% Fixed Rate
Derivative [Line Items]
Effective Date	Feb. 01, 2019
Maturity Date	Jan. 16, 2024
Pay Fixed Rate	2.7475%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR - 1 month
Current Notional Amount	$ 70,000
Fair Value	$ (3,247)
Interest Rate Swap 1.2570% Due October 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Effective Date	Oct. 16, 2019
Maturity Date	Oct. 16, 2022
Pay Fixed Rate	1.257%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR - 1 month, with 1 day lookback
Current Notional Amount	$ 37,500
Fair Value	$ 289
Interest Rate Swap 1.4685% Due June 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Effective Date	Nov. 04, 2019
Maturity Date	Jun. 27, 2022
Pay Fixed Rate	1.4685%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR - 1 month
Current Notional Amount	$ 100,000
Fair Value	$ 168
Interest Rate Swap 1.4203% Due June 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Effective Date	Dec. 02, 2019
Maturity Date	Jun. 27, 2022
Pay Fixed Rate	1.4203%
Receive Floating Rate Index	LIBOR - 1 month
Current Notional Amount	$ 100,000
Fair Value	$ 286

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- Definition

Description of the relevant terms of the derivative. Includes the type of instrument, risk being hedged, notional amount, counterparty, inception date, maturity date, relevant interest rates, strike price, cap price, and floor price.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date the derivative contract matures, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative assets, net of interest rate derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized on the balance sheet.

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