Income Taxes (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Interest and penalties expense (benefit), net of releases of previous provisions, recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Gross	$ 0	$ 468	$ (279)
Net of tax	0	304	(181)
Interest and penalties (asset) liability included in Other Assets or Other Liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets	$ 1	$ 307

Unrecognized tax benefits income tax penalties and interest expense before tax.

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- Definition

Amount accrued for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 15

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32718-109319

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