Subsequent Events (Details) (Equity Grants, USD $)	0 Months Ended
Jul. 01, 2013 Installment
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Options granted	406,169
Vesting	2
Restricted Share Units
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Rsu's granted	141,757
Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Fair value of grants	$ 12,500,000

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Installments for Vesting

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options and Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value

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- Definition

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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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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