Represents the number of outstanding nonvested stock options.

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Number of equity based compensation plan.

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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) that were awarded and vested.

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- Definition

Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award options exercise commencement period from date of grant.

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- Definition

Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award options maximum contractual term.

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- Definition

Shares conversion number of shares per unit.

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- Definition

Stock option contractual term.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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 (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Equity-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014
Equity-Based Compensation
Number of Equity Based Compensation Plan		5cts_NumberOfEquityBasedCompensationPlan
Stock Options [Member]
Equity-Based Compensation
Vesting period		4 years
Stock option contractual term		10 years
Nonvested stock options outstanding		0
Service Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Equity-Based Compensation
Vesting period		3 years
Number of shares issuable, against each unit of RSU		1
Service Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Certain Executives and Key Employees [Member]
Equity-Based Compensation
Vesting period		1 month
Market Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Equity-Based Compensation
Vesting period		3 years
RSU's awarded and vested	8,334
Minimum [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Equity-Based Compensation
Stock option exercises, commencement period from date of grant		P1Y
Minimum [Member] \| Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Equity-Based Compensation
Vesting percent		0.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Market Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Equity-Based Compensation
Vesting percent		0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Equity-Based Compensation
Stock options exercisable cumulative annual installments period		10 years
Maximum [Member] \| Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Equity-Based Compensation
Vesting percent		200.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Market Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Equity-Based Compensation
Vesting percent		200.00%