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Prepayment Penalty Expense

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 25, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 11, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Apr. 24, 2022	Aug. 05, 2021
Debt Instrument
Repayments of long-term debt and payment of amendment fees							$ 22,096,000	$ 93,051,000
Loss on debt extinguishment				$ 0		$ 4,960,000	1,392,000	$ 4,960,000
Amended PNC Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount				30,600,000			30,600,000
Line of credit, current borrowing capacity				$ 9,100,000			$ 9,100,000
Term Loan \| Senior Secured Debt
Debt Instrument
Repayments of long-term debt and payment of amendment fees			$ 92,300,000
Debt amendment costs	$ 400,000
Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Repayments of long-term debt and payment of amendment fees					$ 20,000,000
Aggregate principal amount										$ 100,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment					1,400,000
Prepayment penalty cost					400,000
Debt issuance cost					$ 1,000,000
Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Term Loan \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)	1.75%
Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Term Loan \| Federal funds rate
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)	0.50%
Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Term Loan \| One month LIBOR
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)	1.00%
Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Term Loan \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)	5.00%
Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Term Loan \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)	6.00%
Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Term Loan \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)	0.75%
Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Term Loan \| Covenant Period One
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate (in percent)										2.50%
Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Term Loan \| Covenant Period Two
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate (in percent)										5.00%
Amended Revolving Credit Agreement with PNC \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Aggregate principal amount	$ 400,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount	$ 40,000,000								$ 30,000,000
Loan servicing fee (in percent)	6.50%
Amended Revolving Credit Agreement with PNC \| LIBOR \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Loan servicing trigger (in percent)	0.75%
Loan servicing trigger, rate below libor (in percent)	0.75%
Amended Revolving Credit Agreement with PNC \| Covenant Period One \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)	2.75%
Amended Revolving Credit Agreement with PNC \| Covenant Period Two \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Minimum \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)	2.25%
Amended Revolving Credit Agreement with PNC \| Covenant Period Two \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Maximum \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)	2.75%
Domestic Rate And Swing Line Loans \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Loan servicing fee (in percent)	5.50%
Loan servicing trigger (in percent)	1.00%
Loan servicing trigger, rate below libor (in percent)	1.00%
Domestic Rate And Swing Line Loans \| Minimum \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)		1.25%
Domestic Rate And Swing Line Loans \| Maximum \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)		1.75%
Domestic Rate And Swing Line Loans \| Overnight Bank Funding Rate \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)		0.50%
Domestic Rate And Swing Line Loans \| Daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Variable rate rate (in percent)		1.00%
Domestic Rate And Swing Line Loans \| Covenant Period Two \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate (in percent)				8.00%			8.00%
Term Loan \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument
Stated interest rate (in percent)				8.32%			8.32%