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Business Acquisitions and Other Intangible Assets Acquisitions - Additional Information - Acquisition of UNIK (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 01, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment of contingent consideration	$ 0	$ 0	$ 8,486
Unik Financial Services
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of ownership interest acquired	51.00%				51.00%	51.00%
Value of newly issued shares						22,800
Contingent consideration			313		991	991
Payment of contingent consideration				511
Period to acquire remaining shares					3 years
Cash paid on acquisition of debt	$ 19,600