Shares Voted in Favor at Special Meeting

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Voted Shares of Common Stock at Special Meeting

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events - Narrative (Details) - $ / shares		3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events - Narrative (Details) - $ / shares	Feb. 22, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 03, 2017	Dec. 28, 2016
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared		$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.23	$ 0.20	$ 0.16
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding		21,646,614				21,524,348								21,646,614	21,524,348			21,646,614
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.06
Voted Shares of Common Stock																	17,043,000
Shares Voted in Favor																	98.80%