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Shareholders' Equity - Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share (Details) - $ / shares | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure Shareholders Equity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Quarterly dividend declared and paid per common share | $ 0.58 | $ 0.55 | $ 2.32 | $ 2.2

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- Definition Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 + Details
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