Stockholders' Equity - Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Net Income Per Share (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Equity [Abstract]
Anti-dilutive securities	$ 0	$ 129,973	$ 0	$ 179,576

Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share, Value

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