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Long-Term Debt Interest and Fees (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 15, 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Fee, Percentage		1.00%
Parent | Base Rate [Member] | Term Loan B [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
Parent | Base Rate [Member] | Term Loan B-2 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
Parent | Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility, Swing Loan and Term Loan A [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Parent | Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility, Swing Loan and Term Loan A [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.75%
Parent | Maximum [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Term Loan B [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%
Parent | Maximum [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Term Loan B-2 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%
Parent | Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility, Swing Loan and Term Loan A [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.75%
Parent | Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility, Swing Loan and Term Loan A [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Parent | Minimum [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Term Loan B [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%
Parent | Minimum [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Term Loan B-2 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.00%
Bank Credit Facility | Parent | Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum	0.50%
Bank Credit Facility | Parent | Eurodollar [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum	1.00%
Bank Credit Facility | Parent | Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.50%
Bank Credit Facility | Parent | Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.25%

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Minimum 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)(2))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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