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Debt Obligations (2016 Credit Facility) (Details) - $400 million senior unsecured term loan facility due November 25, 2019 - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Percentage of principal repayment	2.50%

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Percentage Of Principal Repayment

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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