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Capital Transactions - Stock Compensation (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | May 04, 2010
Share-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance period | 90 days |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expenses |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation expense | $ 10,274,000 | $ 13,105,000 | $ 10,580,000 |  |  |
Employee severance related costs | 7,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeiture credit partially offset | $ 4,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Director |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 18,576 | 15,165 |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 48.45 | $ 53.40 | $ 35.81 |  |  |
Number of shares |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 18,576 | 15,165 |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 48.45 | $ 53.40 | $ 35.81 |  |  |
Number of Options |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  | 22,617 |  |  |
Non-vested stock options |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  | 22,617 |  |  |
Restricted stock grants and performance stock units |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation expenses |  |  |  |  |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000.0 |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost recognized over a weighted average period (in years) | 1 month 21 days |  |  |  |  |
Employee stock options |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Options outstanding (in shares) | 300,580 | 458,103 | 458,103 | 60,231 | 300,580 |
Compensation expenses |  |  |  |  |  |
Period from grant date after which stock options become exercisable, minimum (in months) | 6 months |  |  |  |  |
Period from grant date within which incentive stock options are exercisable, maximum (in years) | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
Number of Options |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) | 300,580 | 458,103 | 819,981 |  |  |
Exercised (in shares) | (232,514) | (157,523) | (356,209) |  |  |
Cancelled (in shares) | (7,835) |  | (5,669) |  |  |
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) | 60,231 | 300,580 | 458,103 |  |  |
Exercisable (in shares) |  |  |  | 60,231 | 235,672 |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 13.70 | $ 13.73 | $ 13.58 |  |  |
Exercised (in dollars per share) | 13.36 | 13.80 | 13.36 |  |  |
Cancelled (in dollars per share) | 15.86 |  | 14.33 |  |  |
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 14.74 | $ 13.70 | $ 13.73 |  |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 14.74 | $ 13.36 |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) | 3 years 1 month 6 days | 3 years |  |  |  |
Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) | 3 years 1 month 6 days | 2 years 8 months 12 days |  |  |  |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Average intrinsic value of shares outstanding |  |  |  | $ 3,005,100 | $ 9,249,400 |
Average intrinsic value of shares exercisable |  |  |  | $ 3,005,100 | $ 7,330,700 |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised | $ 10,500,000 | $ 7,100,000 | $ 9,940,000 |  |  |
Non-vested stock options |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-vested shares at beginning of year (in shares) | 64,908 |  |  |  |  |
Vested (in shares) | (57,073) |  |  |  |  |
Cancelled (in shares) | (7,835) |  |  |  |  |
Non-vested shares at end of year (in shares) |  | 64,908 |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-vested shares at beginning of year (in dollars per share) | $ 5.32 |  |  |  |  |
Vested (in dollars per share) | 5.27 |  |  |  |  |
Cancelled (in dollars per share) | $ 5.66 |  |  |  |  |
Non-vested shares at end of year (in dollars per share) |  | $ 5.32 |  |  |  |
Performance stock units |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 87,864 | 90,264 | 119,315 |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 48.81 | $ 53.41 | $ 35.81 |  |  |
Performance period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonvested sharess at the beginning of the period (in shares) | 370,917 | 468,576 | 363,993 |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 87,864 | 90,264 | 119,315 |  |  |
Additional shares awarded from the 2015 grant | 67,853 |  | 92,335 |  |  |
Vested (in shares) | (203,582) | (277,029) |  |  |  |
Cancelled (in shares) | (89,481) | (3,229) | (14,732) |  |  |
Nonvested shares at the end of the period (in shares) | 233,571 | 370,917 | 468,576 |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonvested shares at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 30.84 | $ 19.70 | $ 14.23 |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | 48.81 | 53.41 | 35.81 |  |  |
Additional shares awarded from the 2015 grant (in dollars per share) | 14.80 |  | 13.62 |  |  |
Vested (in dollars per share) | 14.80 | 13.62 |  |  |  |
Cancelled (in dollars per share) | 34.70 | 30.09 | 15.00 |  |  |
Nonvested shares at the end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 45.44 | $ 30.84 | $ 19.70 |  |  |
Performance stock units | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Award percentage | 200.00% | 200.00% | 200.00% |  |  |
Performance stock units | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Award percentage | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |  |
Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 104,120 | 115,044 | 160,137 |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 48.65 | $ 53.40 | $ 35.81 |  |  |
Number of shares |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonvested sharess at the beginning of the period (in shares) | 575,781 | 815,590 | 926,931 |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 104,120 | 115,044 | 160,137 |  |  |
Vested (in shares) | (251,853) | (330,580) | (230,903) |  |  |
Cancelled (in shares) | (143,362) | (24,273) | (40,575) |  |  |
Nonvested shares at the end of the period (in shares) | 284,686 | 575,781 | 815,590 |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonvested shares at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 27.71 | $ 18.35 | $ 13.65 |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | 48.65 | 53.40 | 35.81 |  |  |
Vested (in dollars per share) | 14.79 | 13.57 | 12.01 |  |  |
Cancelled (in dollars per share) | 30.85 | 27.77 | 15.78 |  |  |
Nonvested shares at the end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 45.21 | $ 27.71 | $ 18.35 |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500,000
Shares remaining available for future issuance |  |  |  | 4,400,000 |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan 2010 | Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 48.65 |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 48.65 |  |  |  |  |
Long Term Incentive Plan 2010 | Restricted stock units | Director |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-Based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 104,120 |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 104,120 |  |  |  |  |

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