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	Jan. 23, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Conversion ratio	2
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.1725	$ 0.15000	$ 0.345	$ 0.3
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Issuance of treasury stock (in shares)		355,553	388,342	355,553	388,342
Number of options outstanding (in shares)		4,178,091		4,178,091		4,273,226
Unrecognized compensation cost relating to unvested stock awards		32,300,000		32,300,000
Unvested stock awards compensation cost, weighted average recognition period				3 years
Cash proceeds from exercise of options granted		1,300,000	3,000,000	7,600,000	4,200,000
Tax benefit realized from exercise of options		300,000	500,000	800,000	600,000
Stock Options [Member]
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Common shares available for issuance (in shares)		3,402,267		3,402,267
Vesting period				4 years
Expire period of options, minimum term				7 years
Expire period of options, maximum term				10 years
Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		2,500		15,000
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		0	28,476	398	28,962
Employee Share Purchase Plan [Member]
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Fiscal 2014 LTIP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures				355,553
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures				8,500,000
Fiscal 2014 LTIP \| Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense				7,838,000
Long Term Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense				38,339,000
Unvested stock awards compensation cost, weighted average recognition period				2 years 1 month 6 days
Fiscal 2013 LTIP \| Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Fiscal 2016 LTIP \| Performance Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense				1,487,000
Fiscal 2016 LTIP \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense				4,056,000
Fiscal 2016 LTIP \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs fully vested) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected share-based compensation expense				0
Issued under Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense		1,361,000	515,000	2,104,000	1,119,000
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense		0	3,300,000	0	3,300,000
Other Issuance [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
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