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Long-Term Debt (Peninsula Bank Credit Facility Narrative) (Details) (Peninsula, USD $) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Nov. 14, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 Bank Credit Facility | Nov. 02, 2011 Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 03, 2010 Bank Credit Facility | Nov. 14, 2012 Bank Credit Facility Term Loan | Dec. 31, 2012 Bank Credit Facility Revolver | Nov. 14, 2012 Bank Credit Facility Revolver | Dec. 31, 2012 Letter of Credit Revolver | Dec. 31, 2012 Eurodollar Rate Bank Credit Facility Term Loan | Dec. 31, 2012 Eurodollar Rate Bank Credit Facility Revolver | Dec. 31, 2012 Base Rate Bank Credit Facility Term Loan | Dec. 31, 2012 Base Rate Bank Credit Facility Revolver | Dec. 31, 2012 Federal Funds Rate Base Rate Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 One-month Eurodollar Base Rate Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Trailing Four Quarters Ending March 31, 2013 through September 30, 2013 Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Trailing Four Quarters Ending December 31, 2013 Through June 30, 2014 Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Trailing Four Quarters Ending September 30, 2014 Through December 31, 2014 Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Trailing Four Quarters Ending March 31, 2015 Through June 30, 2015 Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Trailing Four Quarters Ending September 30, 2015 Through December 31, 2015 Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Trailing Four Quarters Ending March 31, 2016 Through June 30, 2016 Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Trailing Four Quarters Ending September 30, 2016 Through December 31, 2016 Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Trailing Four Quarters Ending March 31, 2017 Through June 30, 2017 Bank Credit Facility | Dec. 31, 2012 Trailing Four Quarters Ending September 30, 2017 and Thereafter Bank Credit Facility
For the year ending December 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, reference rate, minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage on unused portion of credit facility |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Blended interest rate at period end |  |  | 5.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt financing, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 875,000,000.0 |  |  |  | $ 825,000,000.0 |  | $ 50,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,400,000 |  | 7,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50% | 4.00% | 3.50% | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, basis spread on fixed portion of reference rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed quarterly amortization of principal, percentage | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepayment fee, percentage | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio required |  |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio allowed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25 | 7.00 | 6.75 | 6.50 | 6.25 | 6.00 | 5.75 | 5.50 | 5.25
Covenant, maximum annual capital expenditures |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred finance costs |  |  |  |  | $ 33,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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