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Equity Plans and Equity Based Compensation (Additional Information) (Details)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
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Number of equity incentive plans \| plan			2		2
Number of options granted (in shares) \| shares			0	0	0	0
Stock compensation expense			$ 249,000	$ 167,000	$ 737,000	$ 509,000
Stock compensation expense, net of tax			378,000	354,000	1,159,000	1,095,000
Stock Options
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Stock compensation expense			0	0	0	0
Unrecognized compensation expense			0	0	0	0
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense			$ 1,071,000	$ 2,356,000	$ 1,071,000	$ 2,356,000
Stock granted during period percentage					66.67%		60.00%
Stock cash credit entitlement percentage					33.33%		40.00%
Number of annual installments \| installment							3
Restricted stock granted during period (in shares) \| shares			1,192	5,466	44,370	31,329
Unvested restricted stock awards (in shares) \| shares			86,079		86,079		43,279
Restricted Stock \| Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage					100.00%
Restricted Stock \| Vesting Period One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage					100.00%		33.30%
Restricted Stock \| Vesting Period Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage					50.00%
2009 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares reserved for new grants (in shares) \| shares			0		0
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage							33.30%
2009 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Vesting Period Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage					50.00%		33.30%
2019 LTI Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance (in shares) \| shares			1,000,000		1,000,000
2009 ESPP \| Employee Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance (in shares) \| shares		750,000
Stock compensation expense			$ 11,000	$ 30,000	$ 30,000	$ 30,000
Unrecognized compensation expense			0	0	0	0
Purchase price percentage		95.00%
Stock compensation expense, net of tax			$ 8,000	$ 22,000	$ 23,000	$ 22,000
2019 ESPP
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Purchase price percentage	95.00%
Offering periods	3 months