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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring) (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount $ 101,529,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount $ 63,630,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount  
Reported Value Measurement [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount 101,529,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
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Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Variable Interest Rate Debt [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 357,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fixed Interest Rate Debt [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 541,920,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount 110,298,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
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Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Variable Interest Rate Debt [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 357,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Fixed Interest Rate Debt [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure $ 562,749,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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  $ 254,150,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
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