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Other Expense (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Nonoperating Income Expense Disclosure [Line Items]
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Accrued	$ 1,546	$ 0

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The amount of estimated penalties and interest accrued as of the balance sheet date arising from income tax examinations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32718-109319

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