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Percentage Of Shares Awarded, Performance-Based Awards

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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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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 06, 2023	Jan. 26, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Subsequent Event
Annual dividend rate (in dollar per share)				$ 1.64
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event
Annual dividend rate (in dollar per share)		$ 1.79
Increase in common stock (in dollar per share)		$ 0.15
Restricted Stock
Subsequent Event
Grants in period (in shares)				130,600	162,955	151,104
2014 Awards \| Restricted Stock
Subsequent Event
Shares categorized as vesting (in percentage)			50.00%
Vesting period (in years)			3 years	3 years 6 months
2014 Awards \| Restricted Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event
Grants in period (in shares)	82,884
Shares categorized as vesting (in percentage)	50.00%
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Share based compensation, fair market value	$ 3.0
2014 Awards \| Performance Shares \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event
Grants in period (in shares)	13,812
Share based compensation, fair market value	$ 1.0
Shares categorized as performance based (in percentage)	50.00%