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	Feb. 28, 2022 Company TradingDay shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Capitalized compensation cost \| $		$ 1,891	$ 1,456
Software and Capitalized Software Costs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Capitalized compensation cost \| $		$ 1,900	1,500
Restricted Stock [Member] \| LTIP [Member] \| Non-executive Employees and Non-employee Members [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
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Restricted Stock [Member] \| LTIP [Member] \| Market-Based Shares [Member] \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Restricted shares of common stock issued		59,503
Restricted Stock [Member] \| LTIP [Member] \| VWAP Value Equals or Exceeds $484 Per Share [Member] \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, restricted shares		50.00%
VWAP Share Price \| $ / shares		$ 484
Restricted Stock [Member] \| LTIP [Member] \| Time-Based Shares [Member] \| Non-executive Employees and Non-employee Members [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
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Restricted Stock [Member] \| LTIP [Member] \| VWAP Value Equals or Exceeds $559 Per Share [Member] \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
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VWAP Share Price \| $ / shares		$ 559
Restricted Stock [Member] \| LTIP [Member] \| Time Based Vesting First Portion Tranche One \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
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Restricted Stock [Member] \| LTIP [Member] \| Time Based Vesting First Portion Tranche Two \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, restricted shares		21.00%
Restricted Stock [Member] \| LTIP [Member] \| Time Based Vesting First Portion Tranche Three \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
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Restricted Stock [Member] \| LTIP [Member] \| Time Based Vesting First Portion Tranche Four \| Non Executive Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
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Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Restricted shares of common stock issued		51,500
Performance Shares \| LTIP [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Number of publicly traded companies \| Company	35
Number of trading day \| TradingDay	60
Performance Shares \| LTIP [Member] \| Executive Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
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Performance Shares \| LTIP [Member] \| Executive Officers \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Performance share units	128,735
Performance Shares \| LTIP [Member] \| Two Year Performance Period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Performance period commencement date	Jan. 01, 2022
Performance period maturity date	Dec. 31, 2023
Percentage of PSUs eligible to vest	25.00%
Deadline for vesting of shares	Feb. 29, 2024
Performance Shares \| LTIP [Member] \| Three Year Performance Period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Performance period commencement date	Jan. 01, 2022
Performance period maturity date	Dec. 31, 2024
Percentage of PSUs eligible to vest	75.00%
Deadline for vesting of shares	Mar. 01, 2025
Restricted Stock Awards and PSU Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
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