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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Nov. 05, 2020 $ / shares	Oct. 29, 2020 USD ($) active_water_connection	Nov. 05, 2019 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2020 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 $ / shares	May 04, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 20, 2018 USD ($)
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Dividends declared per common share				$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.22	$ 0.21
monthly dividends declared [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per common share			$ 0.0241
annual dividends declared [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per common share			$ 0.2892
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business combination, consideration transferred \| $		$ 80
Active water connections \| active_water_connection		60
Subsequent Event [Member] \| monthly dividends declared [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.02434
Subsequent Event [Member] \| annual dividends declared [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.29208
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity \| $												$ 10,000	$ 8,000
Debt instrument, interest rate											2.00%		2.25%