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Non-Operating Items | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] |
Non-Operating Items | NON-OPERATING ITEMS Gain on casualty settlement in 2013 reflects insurance proceeds received in excess of the carrying value of assets damaged during a hail storm at French Market in 2012. The insurance proceeds funded substantially all of the restoration of the damaged property.

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