Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Weighted average unvested shares outstanding	300,000	200,000
Forward Sales Contracts
Forward Contract Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Indexed Shares	331,318
Stock Options
Anti-dilutive stock options	2,363	682
Performance Based Unvested Shares
Anti-dilutive stock options	10,441

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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