How to make Intellij show Eclipse like API documentation on mouse hover

Simple docs will appear if you hold ctrl when you hover. To make proper docs appear just on hover (like eclipse) in IntelliJ v14.0:

File > Settings… > Editor > General > [Other]

Then at the very bottom there is an option: “Show quick documentation on mouse move”:

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The docs will now appear on hover:

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