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Incentive Plans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 09, 2018 | Mar. 01, 2018 | Feb. 20, 2018 | Feb. 06, 2018 | Feb. 28, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Threshold of deductible compensation for executive officers |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.0
2012 Long-Term Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term plan expiration year |  |  |  |  |  | 2022
Maximum number of shares available for issuance |  |  |  |  |  | 8,700,000
Maximum number of shares available for issuance, annual rate |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00%
Performance-Based RSUs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Grants in period |  |  |  |  |  | 905,500
Stock-based compensation, fair value assumption model |  |  |  |  |  | Monte Carlo valuation model
Performance-Based RSUs [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value per share at grant date |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28.27
Performance-Based RSUs [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value per share at grant date |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30.56
Time-Based RSUs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Grants in period |  |  |  |  |  | 736,000
Fair value per share at grant date |  | $ 25.69 | $ 26.56 | $ 28.42 |  |
Time-Based RSUs [Member] | Director [Member] | Non-Employee Director Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Grants in period |  |  |  |  | 77,803 |
Fair value per share at grant date |  |  |  |  | $ 28.28 |
Vesting scheme |  |  |  |  |  | These units are scheduled to vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
Cash-Settled RSUs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Grants in period | 29,000 |  |  | 715,100 |  |

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- Definition Description of award terms as to how many shares or portion of an award are no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, thereby giving the employee the legal right to convert the award to shares, to sell the shares, and be entitled to the cash proceeds of such sale. For example, vesting may be expressed as being 25 percent of the shares under option on each anniversary of the grant date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The number of grants made 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). + References 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=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition 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). + References 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=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition For each plan, identification of the award pricing model or other valuation method used in calculating the weighted average fair values disclosed. The model is also used to calculate the compensation expense that is shown within the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow. Examples of valuation techniques are lattice models (binomial model), closed-form models (Black-Scholes-Merton formula), and a Monte Carlo simulation technique. Fair value is the amount at which an asset or liability could be bought or incurred or sold or settled in a current transaction between willing parties, that is, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. May include disclosures about the assumptions underlying application of the method selected. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (f)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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