Share-Based Compensation (Details Textual) - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2015	Total
MSUs
Share Based Compensation [Abstract]
Vesting period	3 years
Minimum of range for number of shares earned	0.00%
Maximum of range for number of shares earned	150.00%
Performance Shares
Share Based Compensation [Abstract]
Vesting period	3 years
Minimum of range for number of shares earned	0.00%
Maximum of range for number of shares earned	200.00%

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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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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A textual description of the accounting policy for share-based grants expense recognition and the plan under which awards are granted.

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