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Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member]	Jul. 20, 2016 $ / shares
Common Class A [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15
Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.150
Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Pension plan closure term	18 months
Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Pension plan closure term	24 months

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- Definition

Pension and Postretirement Benefits, Pension Plan Closure, Term

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- Definition

The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586

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- Definition

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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