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Description of service or performance condition required to be met for earning right to award under share-based payment arrangement. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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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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Long-Term Incentive Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 21, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022	Jul. 30, 2022
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive plan performance targets covering period			3 years
Vesting terms			The performance period for each LTIP is three years. Awards for any achievement of performance targets will not be granted until the performance targets are achieved and then will be subject to additional vesting through August 31, 2023, August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2025, respectively. The time-based awards under the 2020-2022 LTIP, 2021-2023 LTIP and 2022-2024 LTIP vest in four equal installments through April 1, 2024, April 1, 2025 and April 1, 2026, respectively.
Restricted stock units (RSUs) granted for achievement of performance-based compensation, reclassified from liability to equity		$ 1,138
2019-2021 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock units (RSUs) granted for achievement of performance-based compensation, reclassified from liability to equity	$ 1,100
Awards granted	$ 2,700
Payout performance targets	141.90%
Time Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Time Based Vesting Schedule \| 2020-2022 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation cost incurred			$ 3,800
Stock compensation cost, period			46 months
Time Based Vesting Schedule \| 2021-2023 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation cost incurred			$ 4,000
Stock compensation cost, period			49 months
Time Based Vesting Schedule \| 2022-2024 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation cost incurred			$ 4,500
Stock compensation cost, period			48 months
Performance Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Performance Based Vesting Schedule \| 2020-2022 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accrued compensation expense			$ 1,900
Performance Based Vesting Schedule \| 2021-2023 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accrued compensation expense			1,200
Performance Based Vesting Schedule \| 2022-2024 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accrued compensation expense			$ 200
RSUs
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
RSUs \| 2019-2021 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
RSUs granted	269,162
RSUs \| 2022-2024 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Stock Options \| 2020-2022 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Stock Options \| 2021-2023 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			25.00%
Cash \| 2019-2021 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Cash \| 2020-2022 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Cash \| 2021-2023 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			75.00%
Cash \| 2022-2024 LTIP
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%