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Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Apr. 28, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.48 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.375 | $ 0.375 |
Common stock, dividends, per share, cash paid (in usd per share) |  |  |  | 0.375 |  |
Common stock, dividend declared prior quarter paid current quarter (in usd per share) |  | $ 0.48 |  | $ 0.375 |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, dividends, per share, cash paid (in usd per share) | $ 0.48 |  |  |  |  |
Common stock repurchase program, authorized amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000

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