Total amount of extra dividends declared per share during the period.

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Total amount of regular dividends declared per share during the period.

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Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders of the parent entity.

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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 15
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3291-108585

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Financing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Event (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 10, 2017	Mar. 15, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends paid			$ 35,161	$ 28,114	$ 34,954
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Regular dividends per share declared	$ 1.00
Extra dividends per share declared	$ 4.50
Dividends paid		$ 38,405