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Share-based Compensation, Number of Measurement Sub-targets, Market-based and Equity Classified

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Share-based Compensation, Number of Measurement Targets

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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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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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) target shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2012 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance \| shares					11.6
Restricted stock units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years
Nonvested time-based shares [Member] \| General and administrative expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense \| $	$ 0.4	$ 0.4	$ 1.2	$ 1.4
Nonvested performance-based shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years
Number of distinct components			3
Number of sub-targets			5
Number of sub-targets, market-based and equity classified			2
Number of sub-targets, market-based and liability classified			1
Number of sub-targets, performance-based and equity classified			2
Nonvested performance-based shares [Member] \| General and administrative expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense \| $	$ 0.3	$ 0.2	$ 1.0	$ 0.8
Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period			10 years
2004 and 2012 Plans Combined [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available and reserved for grant \| shares	4.4		4.4
2012 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance \| shares					5.0
2004 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance \| shares					5.2
General Employee Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance \| shares					1.4