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Stockholders' Equity - Cash Dividends Declared to Stockholders (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Per share amount (in usd per share)	$ 0.3125			$ 0.1250			$ 0.9375	$ 0.3750
Total declared	$ 6,461	$ 6,357	$ 6,513	$ 2,545	$ 2,553	$ 2,553
Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Per share amount (in usd per share)							$ 0.9375
Total declared							$ 19,331
Common Stock \| Installment One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Declaration Date							Feb. 16, 2022
Record Date							Mar. 16, 2022
Payment Date							Mar. 30, 2022
Per share amount (in usd per share)							$ 0.3125
Total declared							$ 6,513
Common Stock \| Installment Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Declaration Date							Apr. 27, 2022
Record Date							May 25, 2022
Payment Date							Jun. 24, 2022
Per share amount (in usd per share)							$ 0.3125
Total declared							$ 6,357
Common Stock \| Installment Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Declaration Date							Jul. 27, 2022
Record Date							Aug. 17, 2022
Payment Date							Sep. 09, 2022
Per share amount (in usd per share)							$ 0.3125
Total declared							$ 6,461