Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Date Of Grant

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Vesting date

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Vesting Percentage

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The weighted average of per share prices paid for shares purchased on the open market for issuance to employees under the plan.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901

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Employee Benefit Plans (Restricted Shares Granted) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, shares	139,455	168,468	349,430
Grant Share Amount A [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, date of grant	Jan. 02, 2014
Share-based payment award, shares	73,609
Share-based payment award, market value per share	23.18
Share-based payment award, vesting percentage	33.00%
Share-based payment award, vesting period, in years	3 years
Grant Share Amount B [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, date of grant	Jan. 02, 2014
Share-based payment award, shares	73,609
Share-based payment award, market value per share	26.79
Share-based payment award, vesting percentage	100.00%
Share-based payment award, vesting date	Jan. 01, 2017
Grant Share Amount C [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, date of grant	Jan. 02, 2014
Share-based payment award, shares	2,724
Share-based payment award, market value per share	23.18
Share-based payment award, vesting percentage	100.00%
Share-based payment award, vesting date	Jan. 01, 2016
Grant Share Amount D [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, date of grant	Apr. 01, 2014
Share-based payment award, shares	4,051
Share-based payment award, market value per share	22.98
Share-based payment award, vesting percentage	100.00%
Share-based payment award, vesting date	Jan. 01, 2016
Grant Share Amount E [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, date of grant	Jul. 01, 2014
Share-based payment award, shares	3,397
Share-based payment award, market value per share	26.31
Share-based payment award, vesting percentage	100.00%
Share-based payment award, vesting date	Jan. 01, 2016
Grant Share Amount F [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, date of grant	Oct. 01, 2014
Share-based payment award, shares	3,882
Share-based payment award, market value per share	22.06
Share-based payment award, vesting percentage	100.00%
Share-based payment award, vesting date	Jan. 01, 2016
Grant Share Amount G [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Share-based payment award, date of grant	Dec. 04, 2014
Share-based payment award, shares	51,792
Share-based payment award, market value per share	23.17
Share-based payment award, vesting percentage	33.00%
Share-based payment award, vesting period, in years	3 years