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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party	$ 361	$ 383	$ 720	$ 763
SIGI
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party			408	441
Roger Newnham
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party			131	145
Lemmie Rockford
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party			45	45
Quality RE Partners
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party			$ 132	$ 132
Number of former shareholders owning leased property | item			3
Number of current employees owning leased property | item			2
Jay Osborn | Q3 Contracting
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party	$ 16

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



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-Name Accounting Standards Codification



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