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Reversal Of Stock Compensation Charge Related To Restricted Stock

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Share Based Compensation By Share Based Payment Award Options Issue Additional Shares

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Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Vesting Conditions Financial Performance Targets Fundamental Diluted Earnings Per Share

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Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Vesting Conditions Financial Performance Targets Fundamental Diluted Earnings Per Share Future Performance Targets Linear Interpolation

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock options. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of options or other stock instruments for which the right to exercise has lapsed under the terms of the plan agreements.

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The number of shares under options that were cancelled during the reporting period as a result of occurrence of a terminating event specified in contractual agreements pertaining to the stock option plan.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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Number of share options (or share units) exercised during the current period.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016	May 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expired unexercised, number of shares						474,443
Exercisable stock options				0	0	154,803	373,435
Share-based compensation, number of shares exercised							323,645
Cumulative unrecorded stock-based compensation charge, reversal						$ 1,827
Deferred tax asset				$ 1,700		$ 1,700		$ 1,800
Common stock, shares issued				52,521,345		52,521,345		55,271,954
Options exercise price range, lower limit						$ 7.35
Options exercise price range, upper limit						$ 24.46
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of shares				0	0	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options							$ 3,800
Share-based compensation, number of shares exercised							323,645
Number of shares, forfeitures				0	0	0	0
Unrecognized compensation cost				$ 500		$ 500
Number of shares, exercised				0	0	0
Unrecognized compensation cost, expected recognition period, years						1 year
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of shares	387,000		319,492
Fair value of restricted stock vested						$ 700	$ 1,400
Unrecognized compensation cost				$ 4,100		4,100
Cumulative unrecorded stock-based compensation charge						2,900
Cumulative unrecorded stock-based compensation charge, reversal						$ 1,800
Unrecognized compensation cost, expected recognition period, years						2 years
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of shares	350,000
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Non-Employee Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of shares	37,000		17,955
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Number of shares			301,537
Restricted Stock [Member] \| One-Third Shares Vest 2019 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS, to be achieved						$ 2.60
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Two-Thirds Shares Vest 2019 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS, to be achieved						2.80
Restricted Stock [Member] \| All Shares Vest 2019 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS, to be achieved						3.00
Restricted Stock [Member] \| One-Third Shares Vest 2018 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS, to be achieved						2.88
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Two-Thirds Shares Vest 2018 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS, to be achieved						3.30
Restricted Stock [Member] \| All Shares Vest 2018 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS, to be achieved						$ 3.76
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Not Achieving 2018 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost				$ 6,000		$ 6,000
2019 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS, linear interpolation						$ 2.80
2018 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS, linear interpolation						3.30
Number of common stock shares that will impact fundamental EPS calculation		10,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| 2019 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS						2.60
Minimum [Member] \| 2018 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS						2.88
Maximum [Member] \| 2019 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS						3.00
Maximum [Member] \| 2018 Fundamental EPS [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fundamental EPS						$ 3.76