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Retirement Plans (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Facility	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of facilities closed associated with the defined benefit plan | Facility			2
Defined Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 466	$ 502	$ 1,392	$ 1,508
Interest cost	366	414	1,080	1,259
Expected return on plan assets	(264)	(286)	(778)	(883)
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss	(19)	54	(61)	162
Settlement expense	0	0	3,797	0
Total defined benefit expense	$ 549	$ 684	$ 5,430	$ 2,046

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