Stock Incentive Plan - Restricted Stock Awards (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Incentive Share Activity, Shares
Nonvested - Ending Balance	0	32,000
Restricted Stock
Incentive Share Activity, Shares
Nonvested - Beginning Balance	16,000	24,000
Granted	0	0
Vested	0	0
Nonvested - Ending Balance	16,000	24,000
Incentive Share Activity, Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested - Beginning Balance	$ 12.23	$ 12.23
Granted	0	0
Vested	0	0
Nonvested - Ending Balance	$ 12.23	$ 12.23
Stock Awards [Member]
Incentive Share Activity, Shares
Nonvested - Beginning Balance	0	0
Granted	33,019	21,715
Vested	33,019	21,715
Nonvested - Ending Balance	0	0
Incentive Share Activity, Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested - Beginning Balance	$ 0	$ 0
Granted	9.99	13.28
Vested	9.99	13.28
Nonvested - Ending Balance	$ 0	$ 0
Performance Units [Member]
Incentive Share Activity, Shares
Nonvested - Beginning Balance	7,508	0
Granted	41,500	7,508
Vested	(751)	0
Nonvested - Ending Balance	48,257	7,508
Incentive Share Activity, Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested - Beginning Balance	$ 13.32	$ 0
Granted	10	13.32
Vested	13.32	0
Nonvested - Ending Balance	$ 10.46	$ 13.32

The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 2
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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Weighted average grant-date fair value of non-vested options outstanding.

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