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Fair Value Measurements (Summary of the Aggregate Carrying Values and Fair Values of Long-Term Fixed Interest Rate Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Jul. 24, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Carrying value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 682,562		$ 286,660
Fair value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 712,759		293,522
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2025
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (percent)	5.25%	5.25%
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2025 | Carrying value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 300,000		0
Senior Notes | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Senior Notes Due 2025 | Fair value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total debt	309,750		0
Real Estate Mortgages And Other Debt | Carrying value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total debt	382,562		286,660
Real Estate Mortgages And Other Debt | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fair value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 403,009		$ 293,522

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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