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Equity Plans (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 Incentive Plan [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRSPP) [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (DRSPP) [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock and Deferred Restricted Stock [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock and Deferred Restricted Stock [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Stock Options [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Stock Options [Member] | Jan. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Jan. 02, 2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] vesting_installment | Mar. 31, 2014 Common Stock [Member] Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Dividend Equivalent Rights [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Dividend Equivalent Rights [Member] | Apr. 14, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Common Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining shares available for issuance under the Incentive Plan |  |  | 1,119,807 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issuable upon exercise of Incentive Plan awards |  |  | 315,914 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation costs charged to income: | $ 244,000 | $ 347,000 |  | $ 72,000 | $ 58,000 |  |  | $ 172,000 | $ 289,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Excess tax benefits realized from share options exercised and stock issuance | 59,000 | 30,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 30,000 | 59,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and similar instruments | 476,000 | 345,000 |  | 406,000 | 328,000 | 26,000 | 17,000 |  |  | 44,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation costs |  |  |  | 49,000 |  |  |  | 1,132,000 |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recognition period for unrecognized compensation cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year 6 months 15 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of equity instruments granted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,845 | 21,790 |  |  |  |
Number of equal successive installments for vesting of stock awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Grant date fair value of equity instruments granted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26.39 | $ 26.80 |  |  |  |
Liability accrued for Dividend Equivalent Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,000 | 34,000 |
Decrease to retained earnings for compensation cost related to Dividend Equivalent Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,000 | 34,000 |
Purchase price of common stock under ESPP, percent |  |  |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum percentage of base compensation employees can designate for stock purchases under ESPP |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 270,400 |  |  |
Plan expense |  |  |  | $ 36,000 | $ 21,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued under the DRSPP |  |  |  |  |  | 875 | 619 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares Deregistered (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,993,744

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