Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Vesting Period

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The term when the equity-based award expires.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Cash Payment On Settlement

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Granted in Period, Total Fair Value

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The base price of equity instruments other than options.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Number of Performance Units to Vest as a Multiple of Target Level Shares

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The total fair value of stock options granted at the date of grant.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Measurement Period of Performance-Vesting Awards

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The amount of adjustment to stockholders' equity associated with an employee's income tax withholding obligation as part of a net-share settlement of a share-based award.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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The compensation expense recognized during the period pertaining to the deferred compensation arrangement.

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The total fair value of shares issued during the period under a deferred compensation arrangement.

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The number of shares issued pursuant to the terms of the deferred compensation plan as of the balance sheet date.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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For net-share settlement of share-based awards when the employer settles employees' income tax withholding obligations, this element represents the number of shares the employees use to repay the employer.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration term (in years)																																							10 years
Number of shares authorized (in shares)																																							8,000,000
Granted (in shares)											117,121
Fair value of options granted											$ 3,800,000
Vesting period from date of grant (in years)																				2 years	3 years
Compensation expense												959,000	787,000	2,900,000	2,100,000	409,000	342,000	1,200,000	851,000									139,000	314,000	42,000	95,000	68,000					1,000	3,000
Shares of common stock withheld to satisfy tax obligations											94,209
Fair value of shares of common stock withheld to satisfy tax obligations	3,000,000
Performance period over which performance units are measured																								2 years		2 years
Maximum number of performance units that may vest as a multiple of target level shares																						2
Number of performance units granted during period																							35,776		17,888		17,888						0		0	24,000
Total fair value of performance units granted during the period																							1,400,000
Base price of each SAR award (usd per share)																																				$ 34.78
Cash payments as a result of settlement of SARs																																		49,000
Number of shares of common stock issued during the period			15,000	7,370
Fair value of shares issued during the period		126,000	390,000		162,000	482,000
Vesting period of restricted stock				3 years
Compensation expense							$ 78,000	$ 50,000	$ 207,000	$ 166,000