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	Mar. 03, 2022 installment shares	Feb. 01, 2022 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, maximum annual contribution per employee, percent			100.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer discretionary contribution amount			$ 400,000	$ 400,000	$ 500,000
Number of vesting installments \| installment	3
Accelerated vesting period (in years)	1 year
Number of shares to be issued under deferred compensation plan included in total shares outstanding \| shares			1,200,000	1,200,000
Restricted Share Rights Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted share rights outstanding (in shares) \| shares			553,894	474,978
Unrecognized compensation expenses			$ 1,900,000
Weighted average period over which options will be recognized			10 months 17 days
Share-based compensation expense			$ 4,500,000	$ 4,100,000	4,300,000
Share-based compensation expense, capitalized			$ 700,000	500,000	400,000
Granted (in shares) \| shares	258,427		306,555
Number of restricted share right will get settled for common share \| shares	1
Accumulated service period for voluntary termination (in years)	15 years
Restricted Share Rights Awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)			1 year
Restricted Share Rights Awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	3 years		3 years
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)		3 years
Unrecognized compensation expenses			$ 7,500,000
Weighted average period over which options will be recognized			1 year 3 months 18 days
Share-based compensation expense			$ 6,200,000	4,300,000	3,000,000
Share-based compensation expense, capitalized			$ 1,100,000	$ 500,000	$ 400,000
Common shares issued for share based compensation \| shares		277,061
Dividends payable (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.19
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Executive Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted share rights outstanding (in shares) \| shares			1,196,256	688,216
Granted (in shares) \| shares			516,852
Performance earning potential (as percent)			200.00%
Outperformance feature measurement term (in years)			3 years
Additional vesting period (in days)			366 days
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Executive Officers \| 2022 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 100,000
Awards issuable under outperformance feature (in shares) \| shares			406,179
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Executive Officers \| 2021 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 0
Awards issuable under outperformance feature (in shares) \| shares				388,840
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Executive Officers \| 2020 Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			0
Awards issuable under outperformance feature (in shares) \| shares					316,236
Restricted Performance Share Units Plan \| Non-Officer Employees
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted share rights outstanding (in shares) \| shares	48,128
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense			$ 20,000.00	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Share-based compensation, percentage of closing price			85.00%
Maximum participant contribution, percentage of compensation			20.00%
Maximum participant contribution, dollar amount			$ 50,000
Aggregate share-based awards awarded to executives \| shares			1,250,000
Stock issued during period, value, employee stock purchase plan			$ 600,000	$ 600,000	$ 500,000
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, discount from market price, purchase			15.00%