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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies , Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) (Customer Concentration Risk [Member]) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 customers | Dec. 31, 2012 customers | Dec. 31, 2011 customers
Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk, benchmark |  | 10.00% |
Number of customers accounting for 10% or more of concentration risk | 1 | 0 |
Percentage from a single customer | 13.00% |  |
Sales Revenue [Member] |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |
Concentration risk, benchmark |  |  | 10.00%
Number of customers accounting for 10% or more of concentration risk | 1 | 1 | 0
Percentage from a single customer | 12.00% | 11.00% |

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