Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Rights Attached to Common Stock

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Common Stock, Dividends, Number of Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock Purchase Right per Share, Declared

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- Definition

Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.29)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 30

-Article 5

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- Definition

Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Stock Split

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6525746

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.C)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187143-122770

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Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (Details) (USD $)	May 25, 1999	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	May 24, 1999	Feb. 01, 2014 Common Class A	Feb. 02, 2013 Common Class A	Jul. 16, 1998 Common Class A
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Dividend declared of Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock Purchase Right per share of Class A Common Stock (in rights per share)							1
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Stock split, conversion ratio	2
Number of rights attached to common stock (in rights)		0.50		1