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Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Agreements [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for future issuance	$ 200,000,000
Net proceeds from equity offerings	$ 5,215,000	$ 30,690,000	$ 0
Common Stock [Member]
Financing Agreements [Line Items]
Stock issued during period (in shares)	184,000	1,125,000	0
common stock, weighted average issued price	$ 28.34	$ 27.86
Net proceeds from equity offerings	$ 5,200,000	$ 30,700,000
Shares issued under dividend reinvestment plan	0

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The cash inflow from the additional capital contribution to the entity.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Financing Activities
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

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