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Equity - Reincorporation, Common Stock (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2017 $ / shares | Jul. 31, 2016 $ / shares | Feb. 28, 2015 $ / shares | Feb. 28, 2014 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 item $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares
Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common stock shares authorized | shares |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 |
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.001 | 0.001 |
The number of consecutive years the company has paid regular common stock quarterly dividends. | item |  |  |  |  | 57 |  |
Votes per share of common stock | item |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Common stock quarterly dividend per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.45 | $ 0.425 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.35 | $ 1.65 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.40
Common stock quarterly dividend per share, before increase (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 0.33 |  |  |

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