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Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule of Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets) (Details) - Pension Benefit Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 52,931	$ 51,623	$ 46,443
Mutual Funds - Small Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	251	261
Mutual Funds - Small Cap Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	217
Mutual Funds - Small Cap Value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,107	876
Mutual Funds - Mid Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	998	1,013
Mutual Funds - Mid Cap Value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	606	627
Mutual Funds - Large Cap Blend [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	955	1,187
Mutual Funds - Large Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	15,432	15,321
Mutual Funds - Foreign Large Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	284	989
Mutual Funds - Foreign Large Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		449
Mutual Funds - Foreign Large Blend [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,775	2,566
Mutual Funds - Diversified Emerging Markets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		737
Mutual Funds - Intermediate Term Bond [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	8,707	9,824
Mutual Funds - World Bond [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	11,291	8,668
Money Market Funds - Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	652	513
Common Equity Securities - Non-Financial Services [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	202	280
Common Equity Securities - Financial Services [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,704	1,656
Common Equity Securities - Utilities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,754	1,504
Common Equity Securities - Consumer Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,191	1,123
Common Equity Securities - Consumer Staples [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	553	459
Common Equity Securities - Consumer Cyclicals [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	946	922
Common Equity Securities - Industrial Resources [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	284	155
Common Equity Securities - Capital Equipment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	527	453
Common Equity Securities - Technology [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,118	1,328
Common Equity Securities - Energy [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	377	712
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	52,931	51,237
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Small Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	251	261
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Small Cap Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	217
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Small Cap Value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,107	876
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Mid Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	998	1,013
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Mid Cap Value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	606	627
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Large Cap Blend [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	955	1,187
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Large Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	15,432	15,321
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Foreign Large Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	284	989
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Foreign Large Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		449
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Foreign Large Blend [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,775	2,566
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Diversified Emerging Markets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		737
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Intermediate Term Bond [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	8,707	9,824
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Mutual Funds - World Bond [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	11,291	8,668
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Money Market Funds - Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	652	127
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Non-Financial Services [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	202	280
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Financial Services [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,704	1,656
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Utilities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,754	1,504
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Consumer Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,191	1,123
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Consumer Staples [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	553	459
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Consumer Cyclicals [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	946	922
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Industrial Resources [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	284	155
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Capital Equipment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	527	453
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Technology [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,118	1,328
Fair Value, Level 1 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Energy [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 377	712
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		$ 386
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Small Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Small Cap Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Small Cap Value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Mid Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Mid Cap Value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Large Cap Blend [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Large Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Foreign Large Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Foreign Large Blend [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Diversified Emerging Markets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Intermediate Term Bond [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Mutual Funds - World Bond [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Money Market Funds - Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets		$ 386
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Non-Financial Services [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Financial Services [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Utilities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Consumer Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Consumer Staples [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Consumer Cyclicals [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Industrial Resources [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Capital Equipment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Technology [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 2 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Energy [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Small Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Small Cap Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Small Cap Value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Mid Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Mid Cap Value [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Large Cap Blend [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Large Cap Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Foreign Large Core [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Foreign Large Blend [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Diversified Emerging Markets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - Intermediate Term Bond [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Mutual Funds - World Bond [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Money Market Funds - Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Non-Financial Services [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Financial Services [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Utilities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Consumer Growth [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Consumer Staples [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Consumer Cyclicals [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Industrial Resources [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Capital Equipment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Technology [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets
Fair Value, Level 3 [Member] | Common Equity Securities - Energy [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
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Assets, usually stocks, bonds, and other investments, that have been segregated and restricted (usually in a trust) to provide benefits, at their fair value as of the measurement date. Plan assets include amounts contributed by the employer (and by employees for a contributory plan) and amounts earned from investing the contributions, less benefits paid. If a plan has liabilities other than for benefits, those non-benefit obligations may be considered as reductions of plan assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 30
-Section 35
-Paragraph 50
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49178875&loc=d3e12355-114930

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
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