Represents the additional number of shares to be delivered under share repurchase program.

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- Definition

Represents the aggregate increase in the dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding, expressed as a percentage.

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- Definition

Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

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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 Events (Details) - $ / shares			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - $ / shares	Jul. 20, 2015	Apr. 21, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jul. 01, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jul. 01, 2014	Jul. 27, 2015
Subsequent events
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.165	$ 0.165	$ 0.14	$ 0.33	$ 0.28
Subsequent event
Subsequent events
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20
Common Stock Increase in Dividend Declared as Percentage	21.00%
Subsequent event \| Collared Accelerated Repurchase Program
Subsequent events
Additional Shares Delivered Under Share Repurchase Program							0