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Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2013 2013 Stock Repurchase Program | Jan. 31, 2013 2013 Stock Repurchase Program | Jun. 30, 2013 2013 Stock Repurchase Program
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased under the current open-market stock repurchase program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |
Repurchase of stock program, period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |
Number of shares repurchased under the current open-market stock repurchase program |  |  |  |  |  |  | 669,054 |  | 2,466,658
Payments for shares repurchased under the current open-market stock repurchase program (in dollars) |  |  |  |  | $ 181,108 | $ 201,020 | $ 51,904 |  | $ 181,108
Remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased under the current open-market stock repurchase program |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,864,288 |  |
Quarterly dividend approved by Board prior to payment, per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.20 | $ 0.105 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid (in dollars) |  |  | 16,756 | 17,048 | 16,756 | 19,500 |  |  |
Dividends declared |  |  | $ 16,713 | $ 16,889 | $ 33,468 | $ 33,938 |  |  |

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