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Interest Rate Swap (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Interest Rate Swap [Abstract] |  |  |
Notional amount of interest rate swap agreements | $ 250,000 |  |
Interest rate swap agreements expire date |  | June 1, 2017 |
Interest rate received in swap agreements | 5.75% |  |
Interest rate paid on swap agreements | three month LIBOR plus 3.5% |  |
Variable interest rate |  | 3.74% |
Fair value of swap agreements |  | $ 9,576 | $ 16,304

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- Definition Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column B + Details
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- Definition Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative assets, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized as assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28364263&loc=d3e13433-108611 + Details
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