Income Taxes - Components of the Federal Deferred Tax Asset (Liability) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Long-term deferred tax asset (liability) [Abstract]
Prepaid and other insurance	$ (832)	$ (861)
Property	(11,682)	(12,807)
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	525	525
Valuation allowance related to investment in unconsolidated affiliate	(525)	(525)
Net operating loss	621	536
Other	586	423
Net long-term deferred tax liability	$ (11,307)	$ (12,709)

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Deferred Tax Liabilities, Operating Income (Loss)

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Noncurrent amount of deferred tax consequences attributable to taxable temporary differences derived from prepaid expenses.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from equity method investments.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment.

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