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Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) (Regular Dividend, USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Regular Dividend
   
Dividend on common stock, per share $ 0.54us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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$ 0.51us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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