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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
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Net increase or decrease in the carrying amount of the debt instrument for the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(f))
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- Definition

Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details)			3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details)	May. 20, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 09, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 23, 2016	May. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2016 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Maximum			3.50
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount					$ 100,000,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount				$ 100,000,000
Credit Agreement - Term Loan (matures April 2020)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 150,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Maximum		2.25
Credit Agreement - Term Loan (matures April 2020) \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Increase (Decrease), Net	$ 200,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 350,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Maximum	2.25
Incremental Facility, Minimum [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 150,000,000.0