Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Assets Held for Sale and Impairment (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Assets Held for Sale and Impairment (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets	$ 0	$ 120,000	$ 15,579,000	$ 237,000
Impairment of assets to be disposed of		$ 100,000	600,000	200,000
Impairment of long-lived assets			15,000,000.0
Northeast
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of assets to be disposed of				100,000
Rocky Mountain
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of assets to be disposed of				$ 100,000
Impairment of long-lived assets			11,600,000
Southern
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets			$ 3,400,000