Represents the number of principal stockholders of the entity for which the entity's chief executive officer serves as a general partner.

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- Definition

Represents the number of principal stockholders of the entity from whom the entity has leased office space.

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- Definition

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).

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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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- Definition

Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Related Party Transactions (Details)			1 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details)	Dec. 31, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2011 item	Dec. 31, 2012 Chief executive officer Stock option	Dec. 31, 2012 Chief executive officer Restricted stock units
Related Party Transactions
Number of principal stockholders for which chief executive officer serves as a general partner	1
Number of principal stockholders from whom the entity has leased office space		1
Related Party Transactions
Granted (in shares)			339,313
Granted (in shares)				192,308