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Detail of Certain Balance Sheet Accounts (Property and Equipment) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Property and Equipment |  |
Total | $ 1,157,344,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross | $ 1,153,758,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 212,859,000 us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment | 203,370,000 us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Property and equipment, net | 944,485,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | 950,388,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Capital expenditures incurred for purchase and construction of assets | 8,400,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets |
Assets Held-for-sale, Long Lived | 4,000,000 us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleLongLived |
Land [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Total | 330,494,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember | 328,474,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember
Acquisition of fixed assets | 3,600,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LandMember |
Buildings [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Total | 481,340,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingMember | 482,496,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_BuildingMember
Buildings [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P30Y |
Buildings [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P40Y |
Leasehold improvements [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Total | 133,968,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember | 134,658,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_LeaseholdImprovementsMember
Leasehold improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | varies |
Machinery and equipment [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Total | 89,672,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember | 87,728,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentMember
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P7Y |
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P20Y |
Furniture and fixtures [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Total | 78,525,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember | 77,581,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_FurnitureAndFixturesMember
Furniture and fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P3Y |
Furniture and fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P10Y |
Company vehicles [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Total | 10,961,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_VehiclesMember | 10,706,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_VehiclesMember
Company vehicles [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P3Y |
Company vehicles [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives | P5Y |
Construction in progress [Member] |  |
Property and Equipment |  |
Total | $ 32,384,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember | $ 32,115,000 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember

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