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Level 4 Nature of Operations and Consolidation (Details)	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 11, 2013 IPO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Secondary public offerings [Member]
Shares of common stock issued in IPO	13,529,412
Ownership percentage of majority stockholder	19.80%	68.70%
Registered shares of common stock			18,050,000
Treasury stock, shares acquired	3,864,062

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