Equity Compensation (Schedule of Equity Compensation Restricted Stock Valuation Assumptions) (Details) - Restricted Stock	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014 $ / shares Rate
Schedule of Share Based Payment Award Restricted Stock Valuation Assumptions [Abstract]
Dividends per share (quarterly amounts) \| $ / shares	$ 0.05
Risk-free interest rate	1.50%

[Line Items] for Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of restricted stock and similar instruments, including, but not limited to: (a) expected dividends and (b) risk-free interest rate.

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