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Sale of Subsidiary and Assets - Summary of Sale of Pacific Pride LLC (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on divestitures		$ 0	$ 27,169	$ 1,215	$ 27,169
Pacific Pride [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration received	$ 49,664
Expenses associated with the sale	1,340
Accounts receivable	48,699
Accounts payable	(53,001)
Other tangible assets and liabilities, net	828
Goodwill	19,137
Gain on divestitures	27,490
Pacific Pride [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible assets	3,727
Pacific Pride [Member] | Trademarks and trade names [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 1,444

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