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	Jan. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022	Jan. 02, 2021	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 27, 2015	Dec. 30, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period (Year)			10 years
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense			$ 1,600	$ 1,400	$ 1,100
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total		$ 1,600	$ 1,600
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)		1,754,852	1,754,852	1,101,662	1,380,628
Dividends Payable		$ 0	$ 0
Share Price (in dollars per share)									$ 12.34
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense			$ 300	$ 100	$ 44
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Offering Date			85.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Employee Subscription Rate		10.00%	10.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Number of Shares Per Employee (in shares)			3,000
Additional Shares of Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)				400,000		300,000		300,000
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)				1,800,000		1,400,000		1,100,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans (in shares)			83,879	101,784	117,983
Proceeds, Issuance of Shares, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Including Option Exercised, Total			$ 400	$ 100	$ 200
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)		364,231	364,231
The 2014 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)		890,682	890,682
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)		2,975,000	2,975,000								625,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Additional Shares Authorized (in shares)			1,000,000		850,000		500,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Granted in Period, Fair Value			$ 3,500	2,900	$ 1,500
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Nonvested		$ 6,200	6,200
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense			$ 800	$ 400	$ 0
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number, Ending Balance (in shares)		225,000	225,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total		$ 1,100	$ 1,100
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			100,000	125,000	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)			$ 11.96	$ 3.26	$ 0
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| The 2014 Plan [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense			$ 800	$ 400	$ 0
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number, Ending Balance (in shares)		225,000	225,000	125,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			225,000
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Maximum Shares Upon Adjustment (in shares)		125,000	125,000							125,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted (in shares)		100,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)			$ 8.73
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| The 2014 Plan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted (in shares)	125,000
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total		$ 500	$ 500
Share Price (in dollars per share)									$ 12.34
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			56,500	163,005	719,805
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)			$ 8.07	$ 3.81	$ 1.88
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Immediately Vested [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			1,000	125,000	100,092
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)			$ 18.48	$ 2.17	$ 1.33
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Senior Management [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)					250,000
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| The 2014 Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number, Ending Balance (in shares)		274,939	274,939	420,628
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total		$ 500	$ 500
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Nonvested		$ 600	$ 600
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)			56,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share)			$ 8.07
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Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)			5 years