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Derivative [Line Items]
Long term debt												$ 918,600	$ 774,596
Unamortized debt issuance costs												500	600
Long term debt, percentage bearing variable interest												919,100
Interest Rate Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												500,000	550,000
May 2024 Interest Rate Swap Variable Loans
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												50,000	0
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement	4.288%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)	3 years
April 2024 Interest Rate Swap Variable Loans
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												50,000	50,000
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement		4.243%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)		3 years
January 2024 Interest Rate Swap Variable Loans 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												50,000	50,000
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement			3.70%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)			3 years
January 2024 Interest Rate Swap Variable Loans 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												50,000	50,000
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement				3.774%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)				3 years
January 2024 Interest Rate Swap Variable Loans 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												50,000	50,000
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement					3.689%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)					3 years
December 2023 Interest Rate Swap Variable Loans
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												50,000	50,000
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement						3.85%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)						3 years
March 2023 Interest Rate Swap Variable Rate Loans
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												50,000	50,000
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement							3.565%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)							3 years
March 2023 Interest Rate Swap Variable Rate Loans 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												50,000	50,000
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement								4.053%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)								3 years
March 2023 Interest Rate Swap Variable Rate Loans 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												50,000	50,000
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement									3.72%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)									3 years
December 2022 Interest Rate Swap Variable Rate Loans
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												50,000	50,000
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement										3.772%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)										3 years
June 2022 Interest Rate Swap Variable Rate Loans
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount												$ 0	$ 100,000
Fixed rate on interest rate swap agreement											3.467%
Derivative, term of contract (in years)											2 years