diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AlternativeJdkIdGenerator.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AlternativeJdkIdGenerator.java
index d850272eb2..404aaa8265 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AlternativeJdkIdGenerator.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AlternativeJdkIdGenerator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/IdGenerator.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/IdGenerator.java
index c85792a500..5cd3bb56fc 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/IdGenerator.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/IdGenerator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.util;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 /**
- * Contract for generating {@link UUID} identifiers.
+ * Contract for generating universally unique identifiers {@link UUID (UUIDs)}.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  * @since 4.0
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/JdkIdGenerator.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/JdkIdGenerator.java
index 6d772de9e4..dc0420bf99 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/JdkIdGenerator.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/JdkIdGenerator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ package org.springframework.util;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 /**
- * An IdGenerator that calls {@link java.util.UUID#randomUUID()}.
+ * An {@link org.springframework.util.IdGenerator IdGenerator} that calls
+ * {@link java.util.UUID#randomUUID()}.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  * @since 4.2
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/SimpleIdGenerator.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/SimpleIdGenerator.java
index 7c8b2400e5..7b0b4c3d40 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/SimpleIdGenerator.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/SimpleIdGenerator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 
 /**
- * An simple IdGenerator that starts at 1 and increments by 1 with each call.
+ * A simple {@link org.springframework.util.IdGenerator IdGenerator} that
+ * starts at 1 and increments by 1 with each call.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  * @since 4.2