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Intangible Franchise Rights and Goodwill (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Countries and States [Line Items] |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived | $ 29,823 | $ 30,111 |
Intangible Franchise Rights and Goodwill (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Accumulated Impairments |  | $ 97,800 | $ 42,400

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- Definition Amount of accumulated impairment loss for an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a,h) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 + Details
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