Closing Price of Common Stock

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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Share-based Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized

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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Share-based Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment awards number of units eligible to vest as a multiple of number of units granted.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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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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Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable or convertible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount by which the current fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of options outstanding.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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(Textual) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 0.7	$ 0.8	$ 1.9	$ 2.1
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Corporation granted options to purchase restricted stock performance units			68,619
Unrecognized compensation expense	2.7		2.7
Unrecognized compensation expense, period of recognition			2 years 7 months 6 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Restricted stock performance units eligible to vest as a multiple of number of units granted			1.5
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Restricted stock performance units eligible to vest as a multiple of number of units granted			0.25
Stock Option [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Common stock available for future grants under share-based compensation plans	429,111		429,111
Weighted-average remaining contractual terms for outstanding stock options			5 years 8 months 12 days
Weighted-average remaining contractual terms for exercisable stock options			3 years 9 months 18 days
Outstanding in-the-money stock options, intrinsic value	2.2		2.2
Exercisable in-the-money stock options, intrinsic value	1.7		1.7
Closing price of common stock	$ 26.89		$ 26.89
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 3.0		$ 3.0
Unrecognized compensation expense, period of recognition			3 years 8 months 12 days