Share Options And Awards (Share Options Outstanding And Exercisable) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share option outstanding, number (in shares) \| shares	2,366,650.00
Share option outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	3 years
Share option outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 27.26
Share option outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value \| $	$ 17,324
Share option exercisable, number (in shares) \| shares	2,295,539.000
Share option exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 27.34
Share option exercisable, weighted average exercisable average life (years)	3 years
Share option exercisable, intrinsic value \| $	$ 16,620
$11.85 - $17.78 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of exercise prices, lower (in dollars per share)	$ 11.85
Range of exercise prices, upper (in dollars per share)	$ 17.78
Share option outstanding, number (in shares) \| shares	598,536
Share option outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	3 years 2 months
Share option outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.85
Share option exercisable, number (in shares) \| shares	598,536
Share option exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.85
Share option exercisable, weighted average exercisable average life (years)	3 years 2 months
$17.79 - $26.69 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of exercise prices, lower (in dollars per share)	$ 17.79
Range of exercise prices, upper (in dollars per share)	$ 26.69
Share option outstanding, number (in shares) \| shares	780,108
Share option outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	4 years 10 months
Share option outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 23.78
Share option exercisable, number (in shares) \| shares	708,997
Share option exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 23.67
Share option exercisable, weighted average exercisable average life (years)	4 years 9 months
$26.70 - $40.05 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of exercise prices, lower (in dollars per share)	$ 26.7
Range of exercise prices, upper (in dollars per share)	$ 40.05
Share option outstanding, number (in shares) \| shares	527,492
Share option outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	2 years 1 month
Share option outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 32.28
Share option exercisable, number (in shares) \| shares	527,492
Share option exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 32.28
Share option exercisable, weighted average exercisable average life (years)	2 years 1 month
$40.06 - $49.62 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of exercise prices, lower (in dollars per share)	$ 40.06
Range of exercise prices, upper (in dollars per share)	$ 49.62
Share option outstanding, number (in shares) \| shares	460,514
Share option outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual life (years)	11 months
Share option outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 47.46
Share option exercisable, number (in shares) \| shares	460,514
Share option exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 47.46
Share option exercisable, weighted average exercisable average life (years)	11 months

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

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding exercisable stock options as of the balance sheet date in the customized range of exercise prices for which the market and performance vesting condition has been satisfied.

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The number of shares reserved for issuance pertaining to the outstanding stock options as of the balance sheet date for all option plans in the customized range of exercise prices.

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The ceiling of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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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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Weighted average exercise price as of the balance sheet date for those equity-based payment arrangements exercisable and outstanding.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term of exercisable stock options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The weighted average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees could acquire the underlying shares with respect to all outstanding stock options which are in the customized range of exercise prices.

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