Percentage Of Performance-Based Awards Granted

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Period after which an equity-based payment arrangement expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Aggregate accounts payable carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for short-term incentive compensation payable within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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Aggregate accrued expense account carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for short-term incentive compensation payable to non-participating employees within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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Spread Over Ten Year US Treasury Rate.

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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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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued 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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Date the equity-based award expires, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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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The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan.

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The weighted-average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable under the stock option plan.

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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 of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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

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COMPENSATION PROGRAMS - Other Compensation Programs (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Expiration date of grant	Jul. 01, 2015
Incentive compensation award per share value (in dollars per share)	$ 12.64
Annual Incentive Compensation [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Short term incentive compensation accruals in Accounts payable	$ 2,800,000
Short term incentive compensation accruals in Accrued expenses for non-participating employees	350,000
Annual Incentive Compensation [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Incentive compensation award to executive officers (in shares)		156,251	189,283
Incentive compensation award per share value (in dollars per share)		$ 11.47	$ 12.60
Stock Options [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Share awards contractual term	10 years
Exercisable option awards outstanding (in shares)	77,500
Options exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term	3 years 7 months 6 days
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.75
Options exercisable, intrinsic value	65,000
Intrinsic value of option awards exercised	$ 26,000	$ 620,000	$ 129,000
Long-Term Equity-Based Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Percentage of investment capital, maximum (in hundredths)	8.00%
Spread over ten year Us treasury rate (in hundredths)	2.00%
Share awards vesting period	3 years