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Long Term Retention Plan (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long Term Retention Plan Additional Compensation Payable in Cash and Shares | Payments were to be made in the first quarter on annual basis according to the following vesting schedule:
| • |  | Year 1 (2008): 17%
| • |  | Year 2 (2009): 22%
| • |  | Year 3 (2010): 27%
| • |  | Year 4 (2011): 34%
Summary of Option Activity | The following tables summarize the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 LTRP accrued compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
|  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
|  | Aggregate Intrinsic value |  |  | Weighted- average remaining contractual life (years) |  |  | Aggregate Intrinsic value |  |  | Weighted- average remaining contractual life (years) |  |  | Aggregate Intrinsic value |  |  | Weighted- average remaining contractual life (years) |
Outstanding LTRP 2009 |  |  | 3,229,139 |  |  |  | 1.25 |  |  |  | 4,305,518 |  |  |  | 1.75 |  |  |  | 3,854,742 |  |  |  | 2.25 |
Outstanding LTRP 2010 |  |  | 2,307,641 |  |  |  | 1.75 |  |  |  | 2,884,551 |  |  |  | 2.25 |  |  |  | 3,461,461 |  |  |  | 2.75 |
Outstanding LTRP 2011 |  |  | 3,624,856 |  |  |  | 2.25 |  |  |  | 4,093,119 |  |  |  | 2.75 |  |  |  | 3,288,647 |  |  |  | 3.25 |
Outstanding LTRP 2012 |  |  | 4,354,116 |  |  |  | 2.74 |  |  |  | 4,806,997 |  |  |  | 3.25 |  |  |  | 3,800,492 |  |  |  | 3.75 |
Outstanding LTRP 2013 |  |  | 9,005,706 |  |  |  | 2.25 |  |  |  | 10,167,959 |  |  |  | 2.75 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Outstanding LTRP 2014 |  |  | 7,525,925 |  |  |  | 2.74 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Long Term Retention Plans Accrued Compensation Expense | The following tables summarize the LTRP accrued compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
LTRP 2008 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,595 |
LTRP 2009 |  |  | 664,619 |  |  |  | 1,562,957 |  |  |  | 587,106 |
LTRP 2010 |  |  | 930,244 |  |  |  | 1,611,521 |  |  |  | 1,006,740 |
LTRP 2011 |  |  | 1,107,795 |  |  |  | 1,698,285 |  |  |  | 1,236,275 |
LTRP 2012 |  |  | 1,385,407 |  |  |  | 2,013,011 |  |  |  | 1,603,142 |
LTRP 2013 |  |  | 3,935,215 |  |  |  | 4,759,303 |  |  |  | — |
LTRP 2014 |  |  | 3,828,335 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 11,851,615 |  |  | $ | 11,645,077 |  |  | $ | 4,453,858 |

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