Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Director $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Director $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Director $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period	10 years
Stock options awarded	0	0	0
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 0
Aggregate intrinsic value \| $	236	$ 297	$ 450
Proceeds from stock options exercised \| $	$ 320	$ 413	$ 964
Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value \| $ / shares	$ 29.03	$ 30.88	$ 29.47
Shares issued in lieu of cash	6,363	7,841	4,322
Number of non-employee directors \| Director	5	6	3
TSR Performance Requirement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected term	2 years 10 months 2 days	2 years 10 months 6 days	2 years 10 months 6 days
Risk free interest rate	2.39%	1.45%	0.88%
Expected dividend yield	2.83%	2.41%	2.99%
Expected stock price volatility	21.20%	21.90%	24.30%
Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted shares of common stock awarded	59,923
Grant date fair value \| $ / shares	$ 28.39
Unrecognized compensation expense \| $	$ 1,600
Expected recognition expense period, weighted average period in years	1 year 9 months 18 days
2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grant	278,000
Director Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted shares of common stock awarded	7,370	8,898	8,800
Required service period	1 year	1 year	1 year
Grant date fair value \| $ / shares	$ 33.90	$ 29.47	$ 28.38
Director Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Awards [Member] \| Vested Immediately [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, date of grant	50.00%
Restricted shares of common stock awarded	3,690	4,454	4,400
Director Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Awards [Member] \| Vested After Completion of One-Year Service Requirement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, one year from date of grant	50.00%
Restricted shares of common stock awarded	3,680	4,444	4,400
Management Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted shares of common stock awarded			24,084
Required service period	3 years	3 years	3 years
Grant date fair value \| $ / shares	$ 27.76	$ 31.88	$ 24.68
Share-based vesting date	Feb. 24, 2019
Management Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Awards [Member] \| TSR Performance Requirement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Required service period	3 years	3 years
Percentage of award			70.00%
Management Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Awards [Member] \| EPS Performance Requirement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of award			30.00%
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	5 years
Maximum [Member] \| Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Maximum [Member] \| 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of grants authorized	438,076
Maximum [Member] \| Management Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Awards [Member] \| TSR Performance Requirement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted shares of common stock awarded	14,877	12,531
Maximum [Member] \| Management Stock Incentive Plan [Member] \| Restricted Stock Awards [Member] \| Vested After Completion of Three-Year Service Requirement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted shares of common stock awarded	37,676	27,831	25,500
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	2 years

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Amount of cash inflow from exercise of stock options granted under share-based compensation arrangement.

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