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RSU Available For Future Issuance

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Share based compensatin expenses expected in next twelve months

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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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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Intrinsic value of equity-based compensation awards outstanding. Excludes stock and unit options.

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

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Stock Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
Stock Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 01, 2014	Apr. 01, 2014	Sep. 02, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2009
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units outstanding value	$ 13,000,000
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 12.67us-gaap_SharePrice
Share-based compensation	3,220,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	2,155,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Stock bonus plan shares authorized	86,000						250,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units outstanding	1,042,000
RSU available for future issuance	1,257,900
Restricted stock units expected to vest or lapse within twelve months	407,000
Units vested in the period	310,000	315,500
Value of units vested in the period	3,100,000	2,300,000
Expected share based compensation expense	$ 3,300,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Three Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units vesting period	3 years
February 1, 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)			7.66
February 1, 2014 [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted			920,000
February 1, 2014 [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Two Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted			200,000
Units vesting period			2 years
February 1, 2014 [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Four Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted			720,000
Units vesting period			4 years
April 1, 2014 [Member] \| Three Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)				8.54
April 1, 2014 [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Three Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted				171,000
September 2, 2014 [Member] \| Three Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)					13.56
September 2, 2014 [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Three Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted					99,000
Three Other Occasions in 2014 [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Three Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted	5,500
July 2014 [Member] \| Three Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)						8.14
July 2014 [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Three Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units granted						4,000
Units vesting period						3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Three Other Occasions in 2014 [Member] \| Three Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.39
Maximum [Member] \| Three Other Occasions in 2014 [Member] \| Three Year Vesting Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price (in dollars per share)	$ 14.06