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Long-Term Incentive Plans - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 19, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	May 04, 2019	May 05, 2018
First Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive plan terms			the Compensation
Incentive plan performance targets covering period			2 years
Performance-based compensation				25.00%
Shares granted				$ 0.5
Second Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incentive plan performance targets covering period		3 years
Vesting terms			On October 24, 2018, the Compensation Committee established performance targets for the 2018-2020 LTIP. 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, 2021. The time-vested portion of the award vests in four equal installments, vesting on October 24, 2019, April 1, 2020, April 1, 2021 and April 1, 2022.
Time Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Stock compensation cost, period			36 months
Remaining RSUs vesting date			Apr. 01, 2020
Time Based Vesting Schedule \| First Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Stock compensation cost incurred			$ 2.0
Time Based Vesting Schedule \| First Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan \| Vesting on April 1 Following the Fiscal Year End
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Time Based Vesting Schedule \| First Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan \| Vesting on April 1 the Succeeding Year
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Time Based Vesting Schedule \| Second Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock compensation cost incurred			$ 4.1
Stock compensation cost, period			41 months
Performance Based Vesting Schedule
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Performance Based Vesting Schedule \| First Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage			50.00%
Performance Based Vesting Schedule \| Second Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accrued compensation expense			$ 0.1
Restricted Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted during the period				56,080
Restricted Stock \| First Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted during the period	150,299
Awards vested date				Aug. 31, 2019
Amount of liability reclassified from accrued expenses and other current liabilities to additional paid-in capital in conjunction with the grant of restricted stock awards				$ 0.3