COMMON STOCK Treasury Shares (Details) (Treasury Stock [Member])	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Treasury Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	97,646
Treasury Stock, Shares, Retired	703
Treasury stock acquired and reissued	83,208
Treasury stock acquired, and available for reissuance	13,735

Treasury stock acquired, and available for reissuance pursuant to the 2010 plan

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- Definition

Treasury stock acquired and reissued pursuant to the 2010 long-term plan

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- Definition

Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29, 30

-Article 5

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- Definition

Number of shares of common and preferred stock retired from treasury during the period.

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