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Long-Term Debt (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long Term Debt [Table Text Block] | The terms of the line of credit agreements do not restrict the Company?s operation and use of the assets.
|  | (in thousands) |
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Obligations under borrowing arrangements |  | $ | 116,764 |  | $ | 94,198 |
Less: Current portion of long-term debt and other current borrowings |  |  | (67,651) |  |  | (54,925) |
Long-term debt |  | $ | 49,113 |  | $ | 39,273 |
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] | Maturities of long-term debt and other current borrowings are as follows as of September 30, 2015:
12 months ending September 30,
2016 |  | $ | 67,651 |
2017 |  |  | 16,114 |
2018 |  |  | 10,148 |
2019 |  |  | 10,055 |
Thereafter |  |  | 12,796 |
Total |  | $ | 116,764 |
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block] | Proceeds from debt and repayments of debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
|  | (in thousands) |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Proceeds from debt |  | $ | 79,608 |  | $ | 88,370 |
Repayments of debt |  | $ | 72,461 |  | $ | 62,013 |

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