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Equity Plans and Equity Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		18 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2019 shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) plan shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) plan shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019 installment	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) plan shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of equity incentive plans \| plan		2		2				2
Number of options granted (in shares) \| shares		0	0	0	0
Stock compensation expense		$ 169,000	$ 284,000	$ 334,000	$ 367,000
Stock compensation expense, net of tax		$ 935,000	683,000	$ 1,371,000	988,000
Outstanding stock options (in shares) \| shares		0		0				0	0
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation expense		$ 0	0	$ 0	0
Unrecognized compensation expense		0	0	0	0			$ 0
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense		$ 3,503,000	$ 3,380,000	$ 3,503,000	$ 3,380,000			$ 3,503,000
Awards granted during period percentage						66.67%	60.00%
Awards granted cash credit entitlement percentage						33.33%	40.00%
Number of annual vesting installments \| installment							3
Restricted stock granted during period (in shares) \| shares		0	0	63,258	44,123
Unvested restricted stock awards (in shares) \| shares		105,530		105,530				105,530	67,160
Restricted Stock \| Executive Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted during period percentage								100.00%
Restricted Stock \| Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage								100.00%
Restricted Stock \| Vesting Period One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage						100.00%	33.33%
Restricted Stock \| Vesting Period One \| Executive Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage								33.33%
Restricted Stock \| Vesting Period Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage						50.00%
Restricted Stock \| Vesting Period Two \| Executive Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage								33.33%
Restricted Stock \| Vesting Period Three \| Executive Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage								33.33%
2009 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares reserved for new grants (in shares) \| shares		0		0				0
2009 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Vesting Period Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage							33.33%
2009 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Vesting Period Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting percentage						50.00%	33.33%
2019 LTI Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance (in shares) \| shares		1,000,000		1,000,000				1,000,000
2019 ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares reserved for new grants (in shares) \| shares	750,000
Offering periods (in months)	3 months
Purchase price percentage	95.00%
2009 ESPP \| Employee Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation expense		$ 14,000	$ 0	$ 28,000	$ 10,000
Unrecognized compensation expense		0	0	0	0			$ 0
Stock compensation expense, net of tax		$ 10,000	$ 0	$ 21,000	$ 7,000