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Maximum Number of Shares Which Would Be Settled in Shares

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Potential Per Share Consideration Due Upon Change in Control

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Current period change in value for share based arrangements accounted for as liability awards.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested and Unsettled Units

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Days in Period to Determine Stock Price Under Condition

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Share Price Required for Vesting of Shares

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement Grants In Period Percentage Within Current Year

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Target performance metrics for performance unit awards, next fiscal year.

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Share Based Compensation Arrangement Grants In Period Percentage Within Previous Year

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Share based compensation arrangement, performance condition, highest potential performance level

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements payable within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer). Represents currently earned compensation under compensation arrangements that is not actually paid until a later date.

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-Topic 710

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-Section 30

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended							0 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 26, 2014	Oct. 26, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2014 Stock options [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2014 Stock options [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2014 Performance shares [Member]	Oct. 26, 2014 Employee stock unit awards [Member]	Oct. 26, 2014 Non-employee director stock unit awards [Member]	Feb. 26, 2014 CEO [Member] Market Performance Units, Tranche 1 [Member]	Feb. 26, 2014 CEO [Member] Market Performance Units, Tranche 1 [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 26, 2014 CEO [Member] Market Performance Units, Tranche 2 [Member]	Feb. 26, 2014 CEO [Member] Market Performance Units, Tranche 2 [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2014 Accrued Liabilities [Member] Non-employee director stock unit awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years	4 years		4 years	1 year
Performance condition, highest potential performance level					200.00%
Maximum number of shares which would be settled in shares					522,532
Maximum number of shares which would be settled in cash					522,532
Target performance metrics for performance unit awards, fiscal year 2015					100.00%
Target performance metrics for performance unit awards, fiscal year 2014					75.00%
Target performance metrics for performance unit awards, fiscal year 2013					0.00%
Change in liability	$ 16,000						$ 480,000
Award vesting percentage								30.00%
Award performance period								120 days		120 days
Average per share closing price used to determine vesting rights (in dollars per share)									$ 35.00		$ 40.00
Potential per share consideration due upon change in control		$ 40.00
Vested but unsettled stock units							179,092
Share-based compensation liability, current												$ 700,000