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Stock Repurchase Program (Details)		12 Months Ended
Stock Repurchase Program (Details)	Sep. 17, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) repurchase_program shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Aug. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2014 USD ($)
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Number of share repurchase programs \| repurchase_program		2
Aggregate purchase price for repurchased shares		$ 0	$ 53,035,000	$ 0
2016 and 2014 Share Repurchase Programs
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Remaining value of shares authorized for repurchase under stock repurchase programs		$ 54,900,000
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) \| shares		0	0	0
2016 Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Value of shares authorized for repurchase under stock repurchase programs (up to)					$ 50,000,000
2014 Share Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Value of shares authorized for repurchase under stock repurchase programs (up to)						$ 50,000,000
One-Time Stock Repurchase Transaction
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Value of shares authorized for repurchase under stock repurchase programs (up to)	$ 75,000,000
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) \| shares	749,300
Average price of repurchased shares (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 70.78
Aggregate purchase price for repurchased shares	$ 53,000,000