Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details) (Restricted Stock [Member], USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended
Feb. 20, 2013
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted for the period indicated	28,992
Shares vesting period, years	4 years
Cumulative compensation expense	$ 2.3
Cumulative compensation expense recognized ratably over vesting period, years	4 years

Cumulative compensation expense related to restricted award.

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- Definition

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Granted For The Period Indicated

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- Definition

Vesting period over which stock awards granted will cliff vest

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- Definition

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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