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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) - $ / shares	Jun. 09, 2017	Jun. 10, 2016	Jun. 05, 2015
Dividend Payable 1 [Member]
Dividend Date	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Record Date	Jun. 19, 2017	Jun. 16, 2016	Jun. 16, 2015
Dividend per share	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51
Dividend Payable 2 [Member]
Dividend Date	Sep. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Record Date	Sep. 15, 2017	Sep. 15, 2016	Sep. 15, 2015
Dividend per share	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51
Dividend Payable 3 [Member]
Dividend Date	Dec. 29, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Record Date	Dec. 15, 2017	Dec. 14, 2016	Dec. 15, 2015
Dividend per share	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51
Dividend Payable 4 [Member]
Dividend Date	Mar. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Record Date	Mar. 15, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Mar. 16, 2016
Dividend per share	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.51

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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