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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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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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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Maximum number of shares that may be issued in accordance with the plan as a proportion of outstanding capital stock.

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	May 01, 2020	May 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)						62,569
Unrecognized compensation expense			$ 0.6		$ 0.6
Financial Performance Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Service period (in years)		5 years
Granted (in shares)					60,859
Financial Performance Units Granted Prior to 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Service period (in years)					2 years
Percent of awards accruing at maximum threshold						50.00%
Remainder threshold awards						100.00%
Maximum number of shares can be issued			10,000		10,000
Unrecognized compensation expense			$ 0.1		$ 0.1
Unrecognized compensation expense recognition period (in years)					1 year 3 months 18 days
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition					1 year 3 months 18 days
Financial Performance Units Granted Prior to 2019 \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Financial performance threshold percentage					150.00%
Financial Performance Units Granted Prior to 2019 \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Financial performance threshold percentage					0.00%
Financial Performance Units Granted in 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Service period (in years)		2 years
Granted (in shares)					1,866
Maximum percentage of shares can be issued					150.00%
Financial Performance Units Granted in 2019 \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Financial performance threshold percentage		150.00%
Financial Performance Units Granted in 2019 \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Financial performance threshold percentage		0.00%
Financial Performance Units Granted From May 1, 2019 Through April 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares can be issued			86,200		86,200
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Financial Performance Units Grante From May 1, 2020 Through June 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			699
Financial Performance Units Granted from May 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Service period (in years)	5 years
Granted (in shares)					58,993
Maximum percentage of shares can be issued					150.00%
Maximum number of shares can be issued			87,900		87,900
Stock-based compensation expense			$ 0.1		$ 0.1
Unrecognized compensation expense			$ 0.7		$ 0.7
Unrecognized compensation expense recognition period (in years)					4 years 3 months 18 days
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition					4 years 3 months 18 days
Financial Performance Units Granted from May 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Financial performance threshold percentage	150.00%
Financial Performance Units Granted from May 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 \| Minimum
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Financial performance threshold percentage	0.00%
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Service period (in years)	2 years