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Earnings Per Share Narrative (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |  |
Increase in shares in the effect of dilutive securities due to adoption of new guidance | 1.4 |
Potential shares of restricted stock, stock options and other equity awards excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation |  | 6.3

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- Definition Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of adopting Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the period presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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