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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital and Operating Leases [Table Text Block] | Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable capital and operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) as of December 31:
| Capital |  | Operating |  | Total Future Payments
2016 | $ | 1,385 |  |  | 95,407 |  |  | 96,792 |
2017 | 1,257 |  |  | 76,748 |  |  | 78,005 |
2018 | 1,139 |  |  | 54,306 |  |  | 55,445 |
2019 | 972 |  |  | 34,907 |  |  | 35,879 |
2020 | 555 |  |  | 20,263 |  |  | 20,818 |
Thereafter | 4,537 |  |  | 15,454 |  |  | 19,991 |
Total payments | 9,845 |  |  | 297,085 |  |  | 306,930 |
Less amount representing interest | 1,913 |  |  |  |  |
Present value of capitalized lease payments | $ | 7,932 |  |  |  |  |

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