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Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Unrecognized expense related to stock awards | $ 6,800,000 |  | $ 6,500,000
Shares outstanding above stock price (in shares) | 244,900 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Options, Outstanding at beginning of period, Shares | 920,505 |  |
Options, Granted, Shares | 0 |  |
Options, Exercised, Shares | (215,945) |  |
Options, Forfeited, Shares | (1,000) |  |
Options, Expired, Shares | (66,201) |  |
Options, Outstanding at end of period, Shares | 637,359 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract] |  |  |
Options, Outstanding at beginning of period, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | $ 20.39 |  |
Options, Granted, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | 0.00 |  |
Options, Exercised, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | 19.98 |  |
Options, Forfeited, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | 30.50 |  |
Options, Expired, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | 27.90 |  |
Options, Outstanding at end of period, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) | 19.54 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted (in dollars per share) | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Total fair value of options that vested (in thousands) | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands) | $ 1,814,000 | $ 2,199,000 |
Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract] |  |  |
Expected quarterly dividends per share | $ 0.200 | $ 0.185 |
Risk-free interest rate | 0.92% | 0.62% |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Outstanding at beginning of period, Shares | 258,770 |  |
Restricted Stock, Granted, Shares | 340,020 |  |
Restricted Stock, Exercised, Shares | (349,468) |  |
Restricted Stock, Forfeited, Shares | (4,061) |  |
Restricted Stock, Outstanding at end of period, Shares | 245,261 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract] |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Outstanding at beginning of period, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | $ 22.31 |  |
Restricted Stock, Granted, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | 20.34 | $ 21.27 |
Restricted Stock, Exercised, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | 18.61 |  |
Restricted Stock, Forfeited, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | 24.81 |  |
Restricted Stock, Outstanding at end of period, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) | 24.81 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ 20.34 | $ 21.27 |
Total fair value of restricted shares that vested (in thousands) | $ 6,503,000 | $ 4,929,000 |
Market-Based Shares [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract] |  |  |
Risk-free interest rate | 1.00% | 0.64% |
Dividend yield | 2.87% | 2.82% |
Expected volatility | 18.73% | 25.11% |
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding | $ 6,000,000 |  |
Weighted-average remaining contract life | 2 years 4 months 17 days |  |
Executive [Member] | Performance Shares [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares outstanding (in shares) | 179,845 |  |
Share-based compensation, weighted percentage assigned to achieving market targets | 60.00% |  |
Share-based compensation, weighted percentage assigned to achieving performance targets | 40.00% |  |
Share-based compensation, maximum number of shares awarded in year 1 (in shares) | 180,970 |  |
Share-based compensation, maximum number of shares awarded in year 2 (in shares) | 165,628 |  |
Share-based compensation, maximum number of shares awarded in year 3 (in shares) | 168,258 |  |
Performance period | 3 years |  |
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Achieves a specified improvement in total shareholder return at the end of 2016 compared to 2011 and she remains an employee [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares received if achieves specified improvement in total shareholders return (in shares) | 135,000 |  |
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Achieves a specified improvement in total shareholder return at the end of 2014 compared to 2011 and she remains an employee [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares received if achieves specified improvement in total shareholders return (in shares) | 35,000 |  |
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Achieves a specific performance target by the end of 2019 and she remains an employee [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares received if achieves specified improvement in total shareholders return (in shares) | 53,859 |  |
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Achieves a specific performance target by the end of 2017 and she remains an employee [Member] [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Shares received if achieves specified improvement in total shareholders return (in shares) | 17,953 |  |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [Member] | Achieved performance target for 2015 and 2016 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, purchase price of common stock | $ 100,000 |  |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [Member] | Achieved performance target for 2015, 2016 and 2017 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, purchase price of common stock | $ 275,000 |  |
Performance Equity Plan [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |
Vesting rate | 100.00% |  |

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