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Organization And Operations (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 segments
Organization And Operations [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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