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Dividends - Cash Dividends per Common Share (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013
Equity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash dividends per common share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.33

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