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Represents amount of annual retainer paid in shares of common stock and in cash.

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Represents amount of base management fees paid during the period.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Total number of shares issued during the period, including shares forfeited, as a result of Restricted Stock Awards.

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Stock-based Payments and Director Fees - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Management fees	$ 2,300,000		$ 6,900,000
Related party expense – management fee	$ 2,292,000	$ 2,264,000	$ 6,835,000	$ 6,206,000
Restricted stock \| Employees \| Granted in 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			4 years
Restricted stock \| Employees \| Granted Prior to 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years
Restricted stock \| Employees \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One \| Granted in 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of shares vesting			25.00%
Restricted stock \| Employees \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One \| Granted Prior to 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of shares vesting			33.33%
Restricted stock \| Employees \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two \| Granted in 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of shares vesting			25.00%
Restricted stock \| Employees \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two \| Granted Prior to 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of shares vesting			33.33%
Restricted stock \| Employees \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three \| Granted in 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of shares vesting			25.00%
Restricted stock \| Employees \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three \| Granted Prior to 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of shares vesting			33.33%
Restricted stock \| Employees \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Four \| Granted in 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of shares vesting			25.00%
2014 Director Equity Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of annual retainer received in shares			40.00%
2014 Director Equity Plan \| Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual retainer amount			$ 100,000
Long term incentive plan \| Restricted stock \| Initial public offering
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of restricted stock awards issued to independent directors (in shares)			2,000
Thetis Asset Management LLC
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Related party expense – management fee		$ 2,300,000		$ 6,200,000