SCHEDULE OF AMOUNT RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH DRIP (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amounts Received	$ 9,773	$ 9,154	$ 31,503
Dividend Reinvestment Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amounts Received	9,773	9,154	31,503
Less: Dividends Reinvested	(3,506)	(3,151)	(7,705)
Amounts Received, net	$ 6,267	$ 6,003	$ 23,798
Number of Shares Issued	503	720	2,468

The amount of dividends reinvested.

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Net amounts of dividend after deduction from dividends reinvested.

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Number of shares issued during the period from a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP). A dividend reinvestment plan allows the shareholders to reinvest dividends paid to them by the entity on new issues of stock by the entity.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Value of stock issued during the period from a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP). A dividend reinvestment plan allows the holder of the stock to reinvest dividends paid to them by the entity on new issues of stock by the entity.

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