Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Capital Transactions (Details)

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Capital Transactions (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 23, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Nov. 30, 2014
Dividends          
Cash dividend per common share (in dollars per share)   $ 0.10us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.10us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared    
Dividend paid $ 1,865,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends $ 1,865,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends      
Share Repurchase Program          
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)   (202)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares      
Average Price Paid per Share (in dollars per share)   $ 14.08us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare      
Program Balance Used for Repurchases   2,857,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue      
2013 Share Repurchase Program 2013          
Share Repurchase Program          
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount       10,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount
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2014 Share Repurchase Program 2014          
Share Repurchase Program          
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount         20,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount
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Remaining balance available for repurchases   $ 17,143,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount
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