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The exercise price of granted shares may not be below this percentage of fair market value under the terms of the stock option plans.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cash inflow from exercise of option under share-based payment arrangement.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 24, 2016	May 22, 2007	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	May 12, 2020	May 15, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock authorized to be issued under plan (in shares)	8,900,000
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation cost			$ 24,800
Weighted average recognition period (in years)			2 years 10 months 24 days
Total intrinsic value of options exercised during period			$ 10,700	$ 3,900
Cash received from options exercised during period			$ 9,438	$ 4,497
Award requisite service period			1 year
2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock authorized to be issued under plan (in shares)	400,000	3,300,000
Exercise price of shares granted may not be less than fair market value (percentage)		100.00%
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation cost			$ 5,400
Weighted average recognition period (in years)			2 years 8 months 12 days
2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock authorized to be issued under plan (in shares)	3,400,000					2,500,000	2,600,000
Exercise price of shares granted may not be less than fair market value (percentage)	100.00%
Performance Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation cost			$ 1,500
Weighted average recognition period (in years)			2 years 9 months 18 days
Performance Award \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award, percent of conversion in common stock			0.00%
Performance Award \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award, percent of conversion in common stock			200.00%
Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage			33.30%		20.00%