Benefit Plans (Summary Of Performance Shares and Performance Units Activity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Roll Forward]
Nonvested, January 1 (in shares/awards)	144,215	144,424
Granted (in shares/awards)	33,776	45,403
Vested (in shares/awards)	(49,093)	(45,612)
Forfeited (in shares/awards)	(615)	0
Nonvested, March 31 (in shares/awards)	128,283	144,215
Performance Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Roll Forward]
Nonvested, January 1 (in shares/awards)	58,206	63,665
Granted (in shares/awards)	11,959	17,837
Vested (in shares/awards)	(21,380)	(22,845)
Forfeited (in shares/awards)	(382)	(93)
Nonvested, March 31 (in shares/awards)	48,403	58,564
2013 Grant [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Roll Forward]
Vested (in shares/awards)	(49,093)
Vested percentage of the target	165.00%
Aggregate payout value	$ 5.1
Payout - cash	$ 2.9
Payout - common stock shares issued (in shares)	11,204
2013 Grant [Member] \| Performance Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Roll Forward]
Vested (in shares/awards)	(21,380)
Vested percentage of the target	165.00%
Aggregate payout value	$ 1.7
Payout - cash	$ 1.7
2012 Grant [Member] \| Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Roll Forward]
Vested (in shares/awards)		(45,612)
Vested percentage of the target		167.50%
Aggregate payout value		$ 5.1
Payout - cash		$ 3.2
Payout - common stock shares issued (in shares)		10,975
2012 Grant [Member] \| Performance Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Roll Forward]
Vested (in shares/awards)		(22,845)
Vested percentage of the target		167.50%
Aggregate payout value		$ 1.6
Payout - cash		$ 1.6

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Costs and payments related to employee benefits and equity-based compensation, such as pension expense and contributions, other postretirement benefits expense and payments, stock or unit options expense, and amortization of restricted stock or unit.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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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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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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Number of share instruments newly issued under a share-based compensation plan.

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