Common stock shares which are authorized but remain avaliable for issuance.

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- Definition

Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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-Publisher FASB
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- Definition

Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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- Definition

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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Common Stock Stock Based Compensation Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	May 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense	$ 5,474	$ 5,020
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance			7,050,000
2018 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock shares remain avaliable for issuance	3,836,691
2010 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock shares remain avaliable for issuance	465,780