Employee Termination Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Employee Termination Benefits
Cash	$ 0	$ 1,993	$ 32	$ 5,207
Share-Based Compensation	$ 0	$ 0	$ 17	$ 40
Number of Shares (in shares)	0	0	0	4,000
Total Employee Termination Benefits	$ 0	$ 1,993	$ 49	$ 5,247
Restricted Stock
Employee Termination Benefits
Restricted stock granted (in shares)			1
Executive Employee Termination Benefits
Employee Termination Benefits
Cash	0	1	$ 0	4
Share-Based Compensation	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Number of Shares (in shares)	0	0	0	0
Total Employee Termination Benefits	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 4
Other Employee Termination Benefits
Employee Termination Benefits
Cash	0	1,992	32	5,203
Share-Based Compensation	$ 0	$ 0	$ 17	$ 40
Number of Shares (in shares)	0	0	0	4,000
Total Employee Termination Benefits	$ 0	$ 1,992	$ 49	$ 5,243

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