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Process Flow-Through: 1001000 - Statement - Consolidated Balance Sheets Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Mar. 31, 2013' Process Flow-Through: Removing column 'Mar. 31, 2012' Process Flow-Through: 1001501 - Statement - Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) Process Flow-Through: 1002000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements Of Operations Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Mar. 31, 2015' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Dec. 31, 2014' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2014' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Jun. 30, 2014' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Mar. 31, 2014' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Dec. 31, 2013' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2013' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Jun. 30, 2013' Process Flow-Through: 1003000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Mar. 31, 2015' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Dec. 31, 2014' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2014' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Jun. 30, 2014' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Mar. 31, 2014' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Dec. 31, 2013' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Sep. 30, 2013' Process Flow-Through: Removing column '3 Months Ended Jun. 30, 2013' Process Flow-Through: 1005000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows ea-20150331.xml ea-20150331.xsd ea-20150331_cal.xml ea-20150331_def.xml ea-20150331_lab.xml ea-20150331_pre.xml true true