STOCK COMPENSATION - RESTRICTED STOCK AND PERFORMANCE SHARE GRANTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Performance Share Grants with Performance Conditions

The following is a summary of the Company's performance share grants with performance conditions as of the year ended December 31, 2023:

Performance Share Grants with Performance Conditions
Target performance	191,849
Maximum performance	265,234

Schedule of Stock Grant Activity

The following is a summary of the Company’s stock grant activity, both time and performance unit grants, assuming target achievement for outstanding performance grants for the following twelve-month periods ended:

	December 31, 2023	December 31, 2022	December 31, 2021
Stock Grants Outstanding Beginning of the Year at Target Achievement	234,899	683,645	840,307
New Stock Grants/Additional shares due to achievement in excess of target	321,026	180,034	63,622
Vested Grants	(260,070)	(384,112)	(196,328)
Expired/Forfeited Grants	(47,087)	(244,668)	(23,956)
Stock Grants Outstanding End of Period at Target Achievement	248,768	234,899	683,645

Schedule of Assumptions Used to Determine The Price of Market-Based Performance Condition Grants

The following is a summary of the assumptions used to determine the fair value of the Company's market-based Performance Condition Grants outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2023:

($ in thousands except for share prices)
Grant date	12/11/2020	03/18/2021	12/16/2021	03/17/2022	12/14/2022	06/16/2023	06/16/2023
Vesting end	12/31/2023	03/18/2024	12/16/2024	03/17/2025	12/14/2025	12/31/2023	12/31/2025
Share price at target achievement	$17.07	$20.02	$21.58	$20.43	$21.99	$19.24	$20.72
Expected volatility	29.25%	30.30%	31.29%	31.54%	32.14%	27.09%	26.58%
Risk-free interest rate	0.19%	0.33%	0.92%	2.13%	3.84%	5.2%	4.38%
Simulated Monte Carlo share price	$15.59	$18.82	$21.48	$21.75	$26.00	$13.18	$20.24
Shares granted	3,628	10,905	3,536	13,338	4,613	33,035	28,545
Total fair value of award	$57	$205	$76	$290	$120	$435	$578

Schedule of Stock Compensation Costs for Employee and NDSI Plans

The following table summarizes stock compensation costs for the Company's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, or the Employee 1998 Plan, and NDSI Plan for the following periods:

Employee 1998 Plan ($ in thousands):	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Expensed	$	2,731	$	2,281	$	3,742
Capitalized	482		335		460
	3,213		2,616		4,202
NDSI Plan	521		596		529
	$	3,734	$	3,212	$	4,731