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Shareholders' Equity Common Stock Repurchase Plans (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock repurchase amount |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 | $ 175,255,000 | $ 90,927,000
Acquisition of treasury stock |  |  |  |  | (50,000,000) | (175,255,000) | (90,927,000)
Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 95,200,000 | $ 90,900,000
Average cost per share of treasury stock acquired (usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.91 | $ 11.37
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | (8,000,000.0) | (8,000,000.0)
Common Stock | Accelerated Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock repurchase amount |  | $ 100,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Average cost per share of treasury stock acquired (usd per share) |  |  |  | $ 12.05 |  |  |
Treasury stock, value |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Acquisition of treasury stock |  |  | $ (100,000,000) |  |  |  |
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares) |  | (1,800,000.0) | (6,500,000.0) | (8,300,000.0) |  |  |
Percent of common shares outstanding, expected to be delivered |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |
Common Stock | April 2015 Stock Repurchase Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock repurchase amount |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000.0 |  |
Average cost per share of treasury stock acquired (usd per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 12.57 |  |
Treasury stock, value |  | $ 50,000,000.0 |  | $ 50,000,000.0 |  |  |
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  | (4,000,000) |  |
Percent of common shares outstanding, expected to be delivered |  | 2.30% |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock | October 2015 Stock Repurchase Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury stock, value | $ 50,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of treasury stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Percent of common shares outstanding, expected to be delivered | 2.30% |  |  |  |  |  |

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