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Segment Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 item
Segment Information
Number of reportable Segments	2
Number of geographic operating segments	4

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Number of geographic operating segments.

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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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