Closing price of stock on date of stock grant.

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Excess tax shortfall resulting from increases in the entity's income taxes that arise when compensation cost (from non-qualified share-based compensation) recognized on the entity's tax return does not exceed compensation cot from equity based compensation recognized in financial statements. Excess tax benefits resulting from decreases in the entity's income taxes that arise when compensation cost (from non-qualified share-based compensation) recognized on the entity's tax return exceeds compensation cost from equity-based compensation recognized in financial statements.

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Maximum term of the awards granted under the plan.

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Restricted stock awarded subject to performance condition.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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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
-Subparagraph (i)
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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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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation plan.

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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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Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 29, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional shares authorized for grants		500,000
Maximum term of the awards granted under the Plan		10 years
Stock-based compensation cost which has not yet been recognized	$ 31,200,000
Stock-based compensation cost recognized period, in months	33 months
Restricted stock awarded subject to performance condition	606,000
Tax shortfall related to share-based payments	$ 50,000
Board of Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for grants			176,802
Closing price of stock on date of stock grant			$ 50.67
Board of Directors [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	4 years
Board of Directors [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	2 years