Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expenses	$ 6,730	$ 7,606
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Stock granted (in shares)	2,563,700
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value per unit (in usd per share)	$ 4.32
Stock-based compensation expenses	$ 5,800	6,800
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual forfeiture rate (as a percent)	0.00%
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual forfeiture rate (as a percent)	20.00%
Performance Share Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock granted (in shares)	910,000
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value per unit (in usd per share)	$ 3.00
Stock-based compensation expenses	$ 900	$ 800
Right to received shares of common stock (in shares)	1
Number of trading days	30 days
Expected percentage earned (as a percent)	69.00%
Performance Share Units [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual forfeiture rate (as a percent)	3.30%
PSU granted percentage of earnings (as a percent)	0.00%
Performance Share Units [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Annual forfeiture rate (as a percent)	4.60%
PSU granted percentage of earnings (as a percent)	200.00%

The rate of forfeitures assumptions that is used in calculating the fair values of a share-based compensation award.

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Number Of Trading Days Consider For Average Closing Price

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Percentage Of Performance Share Awards Based On Shareholder Return

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Rights Received For Each Performance Share Unit1

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Output, Expected Percentage Earned

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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Paragraph 2
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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