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Stock Split (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2015
Stock Split [Abstract] |
stock dividend [Text Block] | Stock Split In June 2014, the company’s Board of Directors approved a three-for-one split of the company’s common stock in the form of a stock dividend. The stock dividend was paid on June 27, 2014 to shareholders of record as of June 16, 2014. The company’s stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis on June 27, 2014. The stock split effectively tripled the number of shares outstanding at June 27, 2014.

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