Equity-Based Compensation (Schedule of Number of Awards and Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value) (Details) - $ / shares	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Deferred stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Awards (in shares)	11,945	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in USD per share)	$ 29.30	$ 0.00
Restricted shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Awards (in shares)	3,185	21,318
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in USD per share)	$ 29.30	$ 17.48
Restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Awards (in shares)	139,982	174,919
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in USD per share)	$ 25.15	$ 16.13
Performance stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Awards (in shares)	0	321,714
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in USD per share)	$ 0.00	$ 18.46

The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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