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	Mar. 23, 2015	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
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Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	400
Management Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized		8,000
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Employee [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number		300
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Nonqualified Stock Options [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross		300
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 34.52
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period		10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		3 years
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Nonqualified Stock Options [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Vested on Grant Date [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		34.00%
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Nonqualified Stock Options [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Vesting One Year After Grant Date [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		22.00%
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Nonqualified Stock Options [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Vesting Two Years After the Grant Date [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		22.00%
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Nonqualified Stock Options [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member] \| Vesting Three Years After the Grant Date [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		22.00%
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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized		$ 4,900
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition		2 years 328 days
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Dividends, Share-based Compensation, Stock		$ 0
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Employee and Non Employee Directors [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized		$ 20,500
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition		2 years 292 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		900
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number		600
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Employee and Non Employee Directors [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 43
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Employee and Non Employee Directors [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 44.90
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Employee Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		3 years
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Employee Directors [Member] \| Vested on Grant Date [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		34.00%
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Employee Directors [Member] \| Vesting One Year After Grant Date [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		22.00%
Management Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member] \| Employee Directors [Member] \| Vesting Two Years After the Grant Date [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		22.00%
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		22.00%
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		1 year
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross			0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant			11,300
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period			0