Closing Price of Common Stock

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Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Share-based Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Expiration Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Period of Common Stock Historical Volatility

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- Definition

Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment awards number of units eligible to vest as a multiple of number of units granted.

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Stock Option Vesting Period Pre 2013 Grants

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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-Topic 230

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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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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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Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable.

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

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Amount by which the current fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of options outstanding.

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Share-Based Compensation Plan (Textual) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 2,854,000	$ 1,865,000	$ 1,517,000
Common stock available for future grants under share-based compensation plans	673,801
Stock option vesting period, 2013 grants	5 years
Stock option vesting period pre 2013 grants	3 years
Stock Options and Restricted Stock Performance Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Share-based compensation expense	2,900,000	1,900,000	1,500,000
Stock Options [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Corporation granted options to purchase common stock	244,719
Stock option expiration period	10 years
Intrinsic value of outstanding in-the-money stock options	6,300,000
Intrinsic value of exercisable in-the-money stock options	3,200,000
Closing price of common stock	$ 31.67
Unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based compensation	2,100,000
Period of common stock historical volatility	7 years
Equity Option [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Unrecognized Compensation, Stock Options, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Corporation granted options to purchase restricted stock performance units	71,768	69,772	52,087
Unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based compensation	$ 2,300,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	2 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Restricted stock performance units eligible to vest as a multiple of number of units granted	1.5
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Plans (Textual) [Abstract]
Restricted stock performance units eligible to vest as a multiple of number of units granted	0.25