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Share-Based Payments (Weighted-Average Fair Value of Options and Stock Per Share) (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Stock, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 25.22	$ 21.58	$ 21.03
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Options, weighted average grant date fair value	1.26	1.24	0.97
15% of grant date market value	4.16	3.87	3.24
Total ESPP	5.42	5.11	4.21
Agent Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Stock, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 2.94	$ 2.42	$ 2.40

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The weighted average fair value discount at grant date, for employee stock purchase plan shares issued during the period.

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The total weighted average fair value at grant date for employee stock purchase plan shares issued during the period.

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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued 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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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