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Number of stock option plans which are frozen to future issuance.

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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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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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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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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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Number of equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

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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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Employee Benefits - Equity Incentive Plans (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2010 shares	May 18, 2007 shares	Jun. 21, 2006 shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 shares	Jul. 28, 2014 shares
Employee Benefits
Number of stock option plans frozen \| item				3		3
Share-based Compensation \| $						$ 951	$ 570
Percentage of participant's contribution matched by Company						100.00%
Company contributions \| $				$ 325	$ 237	$ 976	721
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Employee Benefits
Units outstanding				288,500		288,500
Total stock-based compensation expense \| $				$ 193	$ 207	$ 595	$ 619
Employee And Directors Time Based Options
Employee Benefits
Options outstanding								381,071
Employee And Directors Performance Options
Employee Benefits
Options outstanding								1,223,234
2014 Plan
Employee Benefits
Options outstanding				329,500		329,500		173,500
2014 Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Employee Benefits
Number of units granted						275,000
Units outstanding								292,500
2010 Option Plan \| Employee And Directors Stock Options
Employee Benefits
Number of shares or units authorized for grants	2,239,906
Vesting period	4 years
2010 Option Plan \| Employee And Directors Time Based Options
Employee Benefits
Options outstanding				380,902		380,902
2010 Option Plan \| Employee And Directors Performance Options
Employee Benefits
Options outstanding				1,223,234		1,223,234
2006 Option Plan
Employee Benefits
Number of shares or units authorized for grants			450,000
Options outstanding				202,500		202,500		292,757
Vesting period			4 years
Term of awards			10 years
Redstone Option Plan
Employee Benefits
Options outstanding				225,407		225,407		234,573
SAR Plan
Employee Benefits
Number of shares or units authorized for grants		200,000
Units outstanding				93,000		93,000		103,000
Term of awards		10 years
Allocated share based compensation expense reversal \| $				$ 114		$ 2
2014 Option Plan
Employee Benefits
Number of shares or units authorized for grants									1,273,838
Maximum
Employee Benefits
Percentage of participant's salary matched by Company						6.00%