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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Percentage After Three Years

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instrument other than Options, Forfeitures Rate

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Granted in Period, Fair Value

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate Look-Back Period

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Share-based Payment Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Other than Options, Vesting Threshold, Age of Grantee

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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Weighted average fair value as of the grant date of equity-based award plans other than stock (unit) option plans that were not exercised or put into effect as a result of the occurrence of a terminating event.

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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).

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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).

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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The weighted average fair value as of grant date pertaining to an equity-based award plan other than a stock (or unit) option plan for which the grantee gained the right during the reporting period, by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash in accordance with the terms of the arrangement.

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Expected term of share-based compensation awards, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Topic 718
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	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) vesting_installment shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($) vesting_installment tranche shares	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected volatility rate look-back period (in years)					6 years
Annual forfeiture rate, percent					0.05
Weighted Average Grant Price [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, Unvested, Weighted Average Grant Price, per share \| $ / shares					$ 15.20
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Price, per share \| $ / shares					16.52
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Price, per share \| $ / shares					15.92
Forfeited, Weighted Average Grant Price, per share \| $ / shares					0.00
Ending balance, Unvested, Weighted Average Grant Price, per share \| $ / shares					$ 15.57		$ 15.20
Age of grantee at which LTIP unit and restricted stock awards immediately vest					60 years
Period of service, upon completion of which, grantee's LTIP unit and restricted stock awards will immediately vest					10 years
Awards that Meet Age and Service Requirements for Vesting
Weighted Average Grant Price [Roll Forward]
Noncash share-based compensation expense recognized \| $					$ 0.4	$ 0.5
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $					$ 0.7
Unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)					2 years 6 months
Awards that Do Not Meet Age and Service Requirements for Vesting
Weighted Average Grant Price [Roll Forward]
Noncash share-based compensation expense recognized \| $					$ 1.7	$ 1.2
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $					$ 25.1
Unrecognized compensation expense, period for recognition (in years)					3 years
Long-Term Incentive Plan Units and Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Risk free interest rate					0.84%
Expected volatility rate					24.00%
Weighted Average Grant Price [Roll Forward]
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Price, per share \| $ / shares					$ 9.38
Long-Term Incentive Plan Unit [Member]
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, Unvested (in shares)					1,415,895
Vested (in shares)					(100,595)
Granted (in shares)					1,821,360
Forfeited (in shares)					0
Ending balance, Unvested (in shares)					3,136,660		1,415,895
Time Based Long-Tern Incentive Plan Unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $	$ 1.4		$ 0.8
Number of Vesting Installments	3		3
Award vesting period (in years)	4 years		4 years
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)	47,168		33,398
Performance Based Long-Term Incentive Plan Unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $	$ 0.8		$ 0.4
Number of Vesting Installments	2		2
Award vesting period (in years)	3 years		3 years
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)	112,925		33,398
Restricted Stock
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance, Unvested (in shares)					97,592
Vested (in shares)					(4,350)
Granted (in shares)					44,198
Forfeited (in shares)					0
Ending balance, Unvested (in shares)					137,440		97,592
Time Restricted Shares
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)	44,198
Long-Term Incentive Plan Unit and Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected term					2 years 9 months 18 days
Dividend rate					2.10%
Director
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Annual forfeiture rate, percent					0.00
Director \| Time Based Long-Tern Incentive Plan Unit \| 2013 Plan Units Vesting February 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $		$ 0.6
Award vesting period (in years)		3 years
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)		35,082
Executive Officer
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Annual forfeiture rate, percent					0.00
Executive Officer \| Time Based Long-Tern Incentive Plan Unit \| 2013 Plan Units Vesting January 2018
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Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $			$ 2.9
Number of Vesting Installments \| tranche			3
Award vesting period (in years)			4 years
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)			168,033
Executive Officer \| Time Based Long-Tern Incentive Plan Unit \| 2013 Plan Units Vesting February 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $			$ 0.2
Number of Vesting Installments \| vesting_installment			3
Award vesting period (in years)			4 years
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)			13,736
Executive Officer \| Time Based Long-Tern Incentive Plan Unit \| 2013 Plan Units Vesting January 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $	$ 5.6
Number of Vesting Installments \| vesting_installment	3
Award vesting period (in years)	4 years
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)	368,225
Executive Officer \| Time Based Long-Tern Incentive Plan Unit \| 2013 Plan Units Vesting three years after February 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $	$ 1.0
Award vesting percentage after three years					30.00%
Award vesting percentage after four years					30.00%
Award vesting percentage after five years					40.00%
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)	62,814
Executive Officer \| Performance Based Long-Term Incentive Plan Unit \| 2013 Plan Units Vesting January 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $			$ 1.3
Number of Vesting Installments \| tranche			2
Award vesting period (in years)			3 years
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)			154,266
Executive Officer \| Performance Based Long-Term Incentive Plan Unit \| 2013 Plan Units Vesting February 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $			$ 0.1
Number of Vesting Installments \| vesting_installment			2
Award vesting period (in years)			3 years
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)			13,736
Executive Officer \| Performance Based Long-Term Incentive Plan Unit \| 2013 Plan Units Vesting January 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $	$ 8.8
Number of Vesting Installments \| vesting_installment	2
Award vesting period (in years)	3 years
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)	1,230,228
Other Employees \| Time Based Long-Tern Incentive Plan Unit \| 2013 Plan Units Vesting February 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $							$ 0.1
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Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)			14,315
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Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)			14,315
2013 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized under the plan (shares)					12,200,000
Number of shares that remain available for future issuance (shares)					8,300,000
2013 Plan \| Time Based Long-Tern Incentive Plan Unit
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of share-based awards granted in period \| $				$ 0.2
Restricted Stock and LTIP Unit Activity [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)				9,531