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Derivative, Notional Amounts Settled During Period

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The estimated value of gains (losses), net anticipated to be transferred in the future from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings.

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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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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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The net cash outflow or inflow for a financial contract that meets the hedge criteria as either cash flow hedge, fair value hedge or hedge of net investment in foreign operations.

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The net change in the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of derivative instruments, including options, swaps, futures, and forward contracts, held at each balance sheet date, that was included in earnings for the period.

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Fair Value (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Fair Value (Details)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) derivative	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) derivative	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) derivative	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Derivative instruments and Hedging Activities
Derivative, Notional Amounts Settled During Period	$ 200,000,000		$ 150,000,000
Receipt (payment) for termination of forward interest rate swaps	$ (2,211,000)		6,962,000	$ 4,751,000	$ (25,135,000)
Unrealized gain on terminated cash flow hedges			$ (2,654,000)	(2,654,000)	$ 0	$ 2,894,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Cash Flow Hedges
Derivative instruments and Hedging Activities
Derivative, Notional Amounts Entered Into During Period		$ 150,000,000
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Derivative instruments and Hedging Activities
Estimated hedging losses to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings within the next twelve months				$ 4,051,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative instruments and Hedging Activities
Number of derivative instruments held \| derivative	5	5		5