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Fair Value Measurements - Schedule Of Fair Value Of Assets (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Assets    
Assets measured at fair value $ 67,754us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure $ 66,351us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
Money Market Funds [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
    
Assets    
Money market funds, included in cash and cash equivalents, fair value 50,001us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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Money Market Funds [Member] | Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value [Member]
    
Assets    
Mutual funds and money market funds, fair value 1,348us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Mutual Funds [Member] | Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value [Member]
    
Assets    
Mutual funds and money market funds, fair value 16,405us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Fair Value, Level 1 [Member]
    
Assets    
Assets measured at fair value 16,405us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
    
Assets    
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Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value [Member]
    
Assets    
Mutual funds and money market funds, fair value 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member] | Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value [Member]
    
Assets    
Mutual funds and money market funds, fair value 16,405us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Fair Value, Level 2 [Member]
    
Assets    
Assets measured at fair value 51,349us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
    
Assets    
Money market funds, included in cash and cash equivalents, fair value 50,001us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
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Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value [Member]
    
Assets    
Mutual funds and money market funds, fair value 1,348us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member] | Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value [Member]
    
Assets    
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Fair Value, Level 3 [Member]
    
Assets    
Assets measured at fair value 0us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Cash and cash equivalents [Member]
    
Assets    
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Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Money Market Funds [Member] | Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value [Member]
    
Assets    
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Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds [Member] | Investments, employee benefit plans, at fair value [Member]
    
Assets    
Mutual funds and money market funds, fair value $ 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets
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[1] Included in Investments, employee benefit plans at fair value on consolidated balance sheets.