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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations, excluding pension and other postretirement benefits, incurred through that date and payable for perquisites provided to employees pertaining to services received from them.

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The interest rate used to adjust for the time value of money for the plan.

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1) For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value as of a date of all benefits attributed by the pension benefit formula to employee service rendered prior to that date. 2) For other postretirement defined benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered to a particular date.

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Description of the terms and benefits provided by the employer's defined contribution plans. A defined contribution plan provides benefits in return for services rendered, provides an individual account for each participant, and has terms that specify how contributions to the individual's account are to be determined rather than the amount of benefits the individual is to receive. Under a defined contribution pension plan, the benefits a participant will receive depend solely on the amount contributed to the participant's account, the returns earned on investments of those contributions, and forfeitures of other participants' benefits that may be allocated to such participant's account. A description of the plan(s) including employee groups covered, the basis for determining contributions, and the nature and effects of significant matters affecting comparability of information for all periods presented.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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Face value (death benefits) of the life insurance policies underlying the life settlement contracts accounted for under the fair value method.

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The amount of cash or cash equivalents contributed during the reporting period by the entity to fund its pension plans and its non-pension postretirement benefit plans.

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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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Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)	Aug. 26, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) installment shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock dividend, percentage	10.00%			10.00%
Options, outstanding (in shares) \| shares		589,132		589,132		522,338
Number of options exercised \| shares		4,620	578	24,998	578
Defined contribution plan, maximum annual contributions per employee, percent				80.00%
Defined contribution plan employer discretionary contribution amount		$ 110,000	$ 87,000	$ 289,000	$ 232,000
Deferred fees		5,900	5,800	37,500	32,100
Interest paid on deferred fees		8,700	6,600	25,000	19,400
Distributions paid		0	0	$ 0	0
Description of defined contribution pension and other postretirement plans				Upon separation from service after age 66, the President and CEO will be entitled to an annual benefit in the amount of $156,000 payable in fifteen annual installments subject to annual 2% increases.
Defined benefit plans future payments		997,000	900,000	$ 997,000	900,000	$ 923,000	$ 0
Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation arrangement guaranteed award percentage				100.00%
Executive Management
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation arrangement guaranteed award percentage				100.00%
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan \| President And Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Pension and other postretirement benefit contributions				$ 156,000
Number of installment payments \| installment				15
Rate of compensation increase				2.00%
Defined benefit plans future payments		$ 2,700,000		$ 2,700,000
Discount rate used to calculate the present value of the benefit obligation		3.84%		3.84%
Vesting percentage				3.00%
Award vesting rights, percentage				100.00%
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan \| Executive Management
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation arrangement guaranteed award percentage				7.50%
Award vesting rights, percentage				100.00%
Accrued expense under the plan		$ 30,000		$ 30,000
Life insurance plan with a post retirement death benefit		250,000		250,000
Life insurance plan aggregate expenses		$ 1,000	$ 1,000	$ 4,000	$ 2,000
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan \| Executive Management \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation arrangement guaranteed award percentage				15.00%
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				3 years
Options, award expiration period				10 years
Number of shares authorized \| shares		2,112,585		2,112,585
Options, outstanding (in shares) \| shares		589,132		589,132
Options, exercised forfeited or expired (shares) \| shares				1,402,804
Number of shares available for grant \| shares		120,649		120,649
Compensation cost not yet recognized		$ 370,000		$ 370,000
Compensation cost recognition weighted average period				2 years
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				4 years
Number of shares authorized \| shares		518,157		518,157
Number of shares available for grant \| shares		159,604		159,604
Compensation cost recognition weighted average period				2 years 7 months 6 days
Nonvested awards, compensation not yet recognized, awards other than options		$ 629,000		$ 629,000