Share-Based Payments - Summary of Performance Award Information and Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Values (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Performance Awards
Shares
Unvested at beginning of period (in shares)	3,347	3,405	2,217
Vested (in shares)	(1,823)	(884)	(95)
Forfeited (in shares)	(70)	(80)	(74)
Canceled (in shares)	0	0	(104)
Unvested at end of period (in shares)	2,894	3,347	3,405
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Unvested at beginning of period (USD per share)	$ 15.52	$ 13.79	$ 15.45
Granted (USD per share)	28.39	22.91	11.93
Vested (USD per share)	14.89	15.63	17.97
Forfeited (USD per share)	17.26	14.70	15.65
Canceled (USD per share)	0	0	17.97
Unvested at end of period (USD per share)	$ 18.77	$ 15.52	$ 13.79
Maximum shares that could be issued in connection with grants in period (in shares)	1,000	2,000	3,000
Performance Awards \| 2022 LTIP
Shares
Granted (in shares)	700
Performance Awards \| 2019 LTIP
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Shares issued (in shares)	800
Performance Awards \| 2021 LTIP
Shares
Granted (in shares)		800
Performance Awards \| 2018 LTIP
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Shares issued (in shares)		100
Performance Awards \| 2020 LTIP
Shares
Granted (in shares)			1,500
Performance Awards \| 2017 LTIP
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Shares issued (in shares)			100
Performance Awards, excluding shares part of LTIP
Shares
Granted (in shares)	1,440	906	1,461
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Granted (USD per share)	$ 21.35	$ 22.04	$ 11.93

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