Deferred Compensation Awards - Schedule of Total Awards Granted and Number of Units Outstanding (Details) - Phantom stock/Restricted stock units - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted (in shares)	134,702
Units outstanding (in shares)	54,131
Amounts paid	$ 79	$ 114
Q1 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted (in shares)	32,190
Units outstanding (in shares)	0
Amounts paid	$ 0	45
Q1 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted (in shares)	22,481
Units outstanding (in shares)	0
Amounts paid	$ 24	31
Q1 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted (in shares)	27,403
Units outstanding (in shares)	8,924
Amounts paid	$ 30	38
Q1 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted (in shares)	22,262
Units outstanding (in shares)	14,841
Amounts paid	$ 25	0
Q1 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted (in shares)	30,366
Units outstanding (in shares)	30,366
Amounts paid	$ 0	$ 0

The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Intrinsic value of vested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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