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Debt - Credit Facility with a Lending Consortium Arranged by SunTrust (Details)		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 08, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write-off of deferred financing fees		$ 566,000	$ 0
Payments of deferred financing costs		3,197,000	$ 0
Truist \| Revolving credit facility with Truist
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 600,000,000				$ 350,000,000
Total net debt ratio, maximum					3.00
Long-term debt, threshold for EBITDA ratio increase election					$ 50,000,000
Total net debt ratio, maximum after increase election					3.50
Total net debt ratio, minimum					1.50
Long-term debt, gross		$ 0
Truist \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross				$ 0
Truist \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.20%
Truist \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.40%
Truist \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	0.25%
Truist \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	1.25%
Truist \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| SOFR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	1.25%
Truist \| Revolving credit facility with Truist \| SOFR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	2.25%