Additional Shares, sold in public offering, by stockholders

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Amount of paid and unpaid cash, stock, and paid-in-kind (PIK) dividends declared, for example, but not limited to, common and preferred stock.

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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended																							3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Nov. 28, 2014	Nov. 05, 2014	Aug. 22, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	May 23, 2014	May 01, 2014	Mar. 21, 2014	Mar. 05, 2014	Feb. 24, 2014	Dec. 13, 2013	Nov. 05, 2013	Sep. 13, 2013	Aug. 06, 2013	Jun. 14, 2013	May 07, 2013	Mar. 27, 2013	Mar. 06, 2013	Jan. 11, 2013	Dec. 18, 2012	Dec. 14, 2012	Jul. 20, 2012	Apr. 05, 2012	Mar. 14, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared		$ 0.04		$ 0.04		$ 0.04			$ 0.04		$ 0.03		$ 0.03		$ 0.03		$ 0.03		$ 0.03				$ 0.05		$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.16	$ 0.12	$ 0.08
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	$ 832,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash		$ 834,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash		$ 834,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash		$ 836,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash			$ 486,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash		$ 486,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash		$ 486,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash		$ 486,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash						$ 518,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash		$ 464,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	$ 0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	$ 0us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	$ 3,336,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	$ 1,944,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	$ 982,000us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
Common stock, par value																					$ 0.0001						$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share																											$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, authorized shares																											1,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	1,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues								4,600,000										750,000		5,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock								54,041,000										3,591,000		23,947,000							54,041,000	3,591,000	23,947,000
Additional Shares, sold in public offering, by stockholders																				300,075
Dividends																					$ 1us-gaap_Dividends
Blank Check Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, authorized shares																											875,000
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share																					$ 0.0001
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights																					27