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Share-Based Payments - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands						3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 11, 2022 $ / shares shares	Jun. 25, 2022 shares	Jun. 24, 2022 director shares	Jun. 21, 2022 shares	Jun. 25, 2021 director	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 10, 2022 $ / shares	Jun. 28, 2022 shares
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 0.01		$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Stock-based compensation expense recognized \| $						$ 70	$ 106	$ 235	$ 288
Subsequent Event
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.01										$ 0.01
Common Stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares remained available for issuance (in shares)												1,000,000
Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares remained available for issuance (in shares)	100,000
Restricted stock units
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vested (in shares)								11,716	13,782
Restricted stock units \| Scenario 1
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			217,040
Restricted stock units \| Scenario 2
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)		81,160
Restricted stock units \| Subsequent Event \| Scenario 1
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	21,704
Restricted stock units \| Subsequent Event \| Scenario 2
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	8,116
Restricted stock units \| Director \| Scenario 1
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)			54,260
Number of independent directors to whom awards were granted \| director			4
Restricted stock units \| Director \| Scenario 2
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)		20,290
Number of independent directors to whom awards were granted \| director					4
Restricted stock units \| Director \| Subsequent Event \| Scenario 1
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	5,425
Restricted stock units \| Director \| Subsequent Event \| Scenario 2
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	2,029
Restricted stock units \| Chief Financial Officer
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)				200,000
Restricted stock units \| Chief Financial Officer \| Subsequent Event
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	20,000
Restricted common stock
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vested (in shares)								41,704		11,716
Equity awards
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unamortized compensation expense \| $						$ 499		$ 499		$ 211