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	Jun. 02, 2021	Jan. 20, 2020	Oct. 18, 2018	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2018
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss				$ 72,000				$ 72,000	$ 4,800
Proceeds from Legal Settlements								$ 2,700
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party		$ 900
Litigation Settlement Reimbursable Percentage of Future Losses		60.00%
Payments for Legal Settlements					$ 100	$ 100			$ 500
Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Reported Claims, Amount			$ 2,500
Escrow Deposit			2,000
Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid, Total			$ 500
Short Term Investments Fair Value Disclosure											$ 200
Restricted Cash, Total										$ 14,492	17,257
Third Parties [Member]
Restricted Cash, Total										2,800	2,800
IWS [Member]
Restricted Cash, Total										9,800	$ 12,600
State and Provincial Regulatory Authorities [Member]
Restricted Cash, Total										$ 1,900
Loans Payable [Member] \| TRT [Member] \| Additional Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 15,000
Loans Payable [Member] \| TRT [Member] \| Additional Mortgage [Member] \| DGI-BNSF Corp [Member]
Payment for Management Fee							$ 10,600
Debt Instrument, Percentage of Total Net Proceeds							80.00%
Loans Payable [Member] \| TRT [Member] \| Additional Mortgage [Member] \| CMC Acquisition LLC [Member]
Payment for Management Fee							$ 2,700
Debt Instrument, Percentage of Total Net Proceeds							20.00%
Loans Payable [Member] \| TRT [Member] \| Additional Mortgage [Member] \| Third Parties [Member]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	$ 1,100
CMC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent												81.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners												19.00%
DGI-BNSF Corp [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				80.00%				80.00%
DGI-BNSF Corp [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				40.00%				40.00%
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party				$ 30,600
DGI-BNSF Corp [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				32.10%				32.10%
CMC Acquisition LLC [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent				20.00%				20.00%
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded from Other Party				$ 1,500
CMC Acquisition LLC [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent				48.60%				48.60%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				11.40%				11.40%
Proceeds from Legal Settlements				$ 40,000
CMC Acquisition LLC [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent				55.00%				55.00%
CRIC TRT Acquisition LLC [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent				12.90%				12.90%
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party				$ 9,400