Interest Rate Swap Unrealized Gain Loss

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- Definition

Quarterly Amortization of Interest Rate Swap Notional Amount

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Remaining Balance Of Interest Rate Swap Notional Amount

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Amount of tax expense (benefit), before reclassification adjustments, related to increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).

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Long-Term Debt (Interest Rate Swaps) (Details) (Interest Rate Swap [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 500,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	1.57%
Remaining Balance Of Interest Rate Swap Notional Amount	250,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(7,312,000)		3,781,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Market value adjustments on interest rate swap, net of tax	2,180,000	73,000
Deferred Taxes Pertaining To Other Comprehensive Income Relating to Swaps	1,400,000
December 2018 [Domain] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Quarterly Amortization of Interest Rate Swap Notional Amount	25,000,000
Rounding [Domain] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Market value adjustments on interest rate swap, net of tax		$ 100,000