Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Acquisition Limitation Amount

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Consolidated Liquidity Amount

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Facility Fee Rate

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Liquidity Amount

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Maximum Quarterly Cash Dividends

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Maximum Restricted Payment

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Percent Of Total Assets

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2020	Nov. 30, 2020	Jan. 05, 2017	Jun. 01, 2007
Loan Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity			$ 375,000,000.0	$ 425,000,000.0
Loan Agreement \| Eurodollar
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable rate (percentage)		1.00%
Loan Agreement \| Base Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable rate (percentage)		0.175%
Common Class A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared per share (in Dollars per share)		$ 0.15
Common Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared per share (in Dollars per share)		$ 0.15
Subsequent Event \| Loan Agreement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 250,000,000.0
Borrowing capacity	225,000,000.0
Liquidity amount	$ 200,000,000.0
Percent of total assets	10.00%
Facility fee rate	0.40%
Acquisition limitation amount	$ 25,000,000.0
Consolidated liquidity amount	300,000,000.0
Maximum restricted payment	30,000,000.0
Maximum quarterly cash dividends	$ 5,200,000
Subsequent Event \| Loan Agreement \| Eurodollar
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable rate (percentage)	2.25%
Subsequent Event \| Loan Agreement \| Base Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable rate (percentage)	1.25%
Subsequent Event \| Loan Agreement \| Eurodollar After Delivery
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable rate (percentage)	1.60%
Subsequent Event \| Loan Agreement \| Base Rate, After Delivery
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable rate (percentage)	0.60%