| **Preferred Stock (Details)**                                                  |        |        |        | 1 Months Ended |
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| **Class of Stock [Line Items]**                                                |   |   |   |           |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized                                             |   |   |   | 42,500,000     |
| Liquidation price per share (dollars per share) | $ / shares                   |   |   | $ 25   |           |
| Dividend rate                                                                  |   |   | 5.00%  | 7.00%          |
| Failure to pay cash dividends, number of periods | period                      |   |   | 4      |           |
| Potential increase in dividend rate, over four dividend periods                |   |   | 2.00%  |           |
| Subsequent Event                                                               |   |   |   |           |
| **Class of Stock [Line Items]**                                                |   |   |   |           |
| Preferred stock, dividends declared per share (dollars per share) | $ / shares |   | $ 0.13 |   |           |
| Preferred stock, dividends paid per share (dollars per share) | $ / shares     | $ 0.13 |   |   |           |
| Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock                                 |   |   |   |           |
| **Class of Stock [Line Items]**                                                |   |   |   |           |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized                                             |   |   |   | 7,500,000      |
| Preferred stock, shares issued                                                 |   |   |   | 7,251,398      |
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding                                            |   |   |   | 7,251,398      |

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Preferred Stock, Potential Change In Dividend Rate, Percentage
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Preferred Stock, Failure To Pay Cash Dividends, Number Of Periods
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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 percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.
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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of preferred stock outstanding.
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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of preferred stock outstanding.
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The per share liquidation preference (or restrictions) of nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) that has a preference in involuntary liquidation considerably in excess of the par or stated value of the shares. The liquidation preference is the difference between the preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the share.
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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.
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Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt.
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Aggregate share number for all nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) held by stockholders. Does not include preferred shares that have been repurchased.
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