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Cash Dividend Distribution (Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 04, 2015	Feb. 24, 2015
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Cash dividends approved												$ 4,548,000
Cash dividends approved, per share												$ 0.103
Cash dividend distribution		$ 7,330,000								$ 29,318,000
Cash dividend distribution, per share		$ 0.166								$ 0.664
Cash dividend declared	$ 4,548,000.000	$ 7,330,000	$ 7,330,000	$ 7,330,000	$ 7,330,000
Cash dividend declared, per share	$ 0.103	$ 0.166	$ 0.166	$ 0.166	$ 0.166	$ 0.103	$ 0.166	$ 0.206	$ 0.332
Dividend payable date								Oct. 15, 2015
Dividends payment, date of record								Sep. 30, 2015
Subsequent Events [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Cash dividends approved											$ 4,548,000
Cash dividends approved, per share											$ 0.103
First Quarter Previous Year [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend payable date								Apr. 15, 2015
Dividends payment, date of record								Mar. 29, 2015
Second Quarter Previous Year [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend payable date								Jul. 15, 2015
Dividends payment, date of record								Jun. 30, 2015
Third Quarter Previous Year [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend payable date								Oct. 15, 2014
Dividends payment, date of record								Sep. 30, 2015
Fourth Quarter Previous Year [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend payable date								Jan. 15, 2015
Dividends payment, date of record								Dec. 31, 2014
Fourth Quarter [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend payable date								Jan. 15, 2015
Dividends payment, date of record								Dec. 31, 2014
First Quarter [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend payable date								Apr. 15, 2015
Dividends payment, date of record								Mar. 31, 2015
Second Quarter [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend payable date								Jul. 15, 2015
Dividends payment, date of record								Jun. 30, 2015

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