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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies Schedule of Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes (Details) - $ / shares | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 19, 2016 | Jan. 28, 2016
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.75 |
Special dividend (per share amount) |  |  | $ 1.25 |  | $ 4.50 |  |  | $ 1.25
Dividends Treatment For Federal Tax Purposes, Percentage | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Dividends treatment for federal tax purposes. | $ 3.05 | [1] | $ 4.04 | [2] | $ 6.82 | [3] |  |
Dividend Declared |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share | 0.75 |  | 1.90 |  | 5.15 |  |  |
non-special dividend |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share |  |  | 0.65 |  | 0.65 |  |  |
Allocated to fiscal 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share |  |  |  |  | 4.41 |  |  |
Allocated to fiscal 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share |  |  |  |  | $ 0.74 |  |  |
Special dividend (per share amount) |  |  | 1.35 |  |  |  |  |
Allocated to fiscal 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special dividend (per share amount) | 0.56 |  | $ 0.55 |  |  |  |  |
Allocated to fiscal 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special dividend (per share amount) | $ 0.19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Gains Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Treatment For Federal Tax Purposes, Percentage | 9.49% |  | 42.03% |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Dividends treatment for federal tax purposes. | $ 0.29 |  | $ 1.70 |  | $ 6.82 |  |  |
Ordinary Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Treatment Of Common Dividends Per Share For Federal Tax Purposes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Treatment For Federal Tax Purposes, Percentage | 90.51% |  | 57.97% |  | 0.00% |  |  |
Dividends treatment for federal tax purposes. | $ 2.76 |  | $ 2.34 |  | $ 0.00 |  |  |
[1] | The fourth quarter 2016 regular quarterly dividend was $0.75 per common share of which approximately $0.56 per common share was allocable to 2016 and approximately $0.19 per common share is allocable to 2017.
[2] | The fourth quarter 2015 dividend of $1.90 per common share consists of a $1.25 per common share special dividend and a $0.65 per common share regular quarterly dividend. Approximately $1.35 per common share was allocable to 2015 and approximately $0.55 per common share is allocable to 2016.
[3] | The fourth quarter 2014 dividend of $5.15 per common share consists of a $4.50 per common share special dividend and a $0.65 per common share regular quarterly dividend. Approximately $4.41 per common share was allocable to 2014 and approximately $0.74 per common share is allocable to 2015.

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