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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party	$ 360	$ 377	$ 1,080	$ 1,140
SIGI
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party			621	656
Roger Newnham
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party			193	219
Lemmie Rockford
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party			68	68
Quality RE Partners
Related party transactions
Lease payments to related party			$ 198	$ 198
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			$ 32

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