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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Deferred Compensation Awards - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 13, 2019	Nov. 14, 2013	Jul. 01, 2013	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Issued						$ 400,000	$ 200,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number				640,796	499,896	640,796	499,896
Phantom Stock Units (PSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period						36 months
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average days used to determine exercise price		30 days	5 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period						4 years
PSUs and SARs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense				$ 600,000	$ 700,000	$ 1,000,000
2016 stock option grant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number				0	100,000	0	100,000
2016 stock option grant \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 68,000
Shares Exercised				325,000		325,000
Stock Compensation Shares Exercised Utilizing Cashless Exercise				125,000		125,000
Net Shares Outstanding After Cashless Exercise				27,364		27,364
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired						97,636
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number				0		0
2017 stock option grant
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number				390,796		390,796
2017 stock option grant \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense				$ 67,000	67,000	$ 198,000	188,000
Shares Exercised				8,204		8,204
Options forfeited						66,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number				390,796		390,796
Twenty Nineteen Stock Option Grant [Member] [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number				250,000		250,000
Twenty Nineteen Stock Option Grant [Member] [Member] \| Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock, options granted (in shares)	250,000
Options, exercise price per share (usd per share)	$ 11.26
Expiration period	10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 800,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Stock-based compensation expense				$ 26,000	$ 0	$ 26,000	$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number				250,000		250,000
Twenty Nineteen Stock Option Grant [Member] [Member] \| Vest on August 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	25.00%
Twenty Nineteen Stock Option Grant [Member] [Member] \| Vest on August 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	25.00%
Twenty Nineteen Stock Option Grant [Member] [Member] \| Vest On August 2022 [Member] [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	25.00%
Twenty Nineteen Stock Option Grant [Member] [Member] \| Vest On August 2023 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	25.00%