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	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Assets at Fair Value	$ 31,005,000		$ 27,366,000
Interest rate cash flow hedge liabilities at fair value	223,000		2,478,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within 12 Months	15,649,000
Other comprehensive income (loss) - interest rate swaps	10,640,000	$ (6,197,000)
Amount of (income) loss reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense	(4,746,000)	$ (4,065,000)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Assets at Fair Value	31,005,000		27,366,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Other Liabilities [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate cash flow hedge liabilities at fair value	223,000		2,478,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| $100 million interest rate swap (2019) [Domain]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	100,000,000		100,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| $100 million interest rate swap (2020) [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	100,000,000		100,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| $50 million interest rate swap executed in 2021
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	50,000,000		50,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| $100 million interest rate swap executed in 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	100,000,000		100,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| $75 million interest rate swap executed in 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	75,000,000		75,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| $50 million interest rate swap executed in 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	50,000,000		50,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| $100 million interest rate swap executed in November 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000