Employer investment in qualified defined contribution plan.

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- Definition

Age in which estimates of social security benefits received will be incorporated for purpose of determining pension benefits.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed by the entity to fund its pension plans.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 25

-Subparagraph (g)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3536-108585

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Pension, Savings, And Other Employee Benefits (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated social security benefits age	65 years
Non Qualified Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contributions to non-qualified plans			$ 5.0	$ 5.0
Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer investment in qualified defined contribution plan	100.00%	100.00%
Maximum percent of employee pre-tax contributions that may be matched by the Company	6.00%	6.00%