| **Insider Trading Arrangements**        | 3 Months Ended                       | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| **Trading Arrangements, by Individual** |                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted     | false                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated      | false                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated  | false                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Dino Robusto [Member]                   |                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Trading Arrangements, by Individual** |                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Material Terms of Trading Arrangement   |                                 | On November 15, 2024, Dino E. Robusto, the Company’s then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and now Executive Chairman of the Board, adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The plan provides for the sale of up to 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  Mr. Robusto’s trading plan is scheduled to terminate on February 27, 2026, subject to early termination in accordance with the terms of the plan. |
| Name                                    | Dino E. Robusto                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Title                                   | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted         | true                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Adoption Date                           | November 15, 2024                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Expiration Date                         | February 27, 2026                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Arrangement Duration                    | 469 days                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Aggregate Available                     | 75,000                               | 75,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

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