Represent the minimum interest coverage ratio under the credit agreement.

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Represents the maximum leveraged debt ratio under the credit agreement.

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Represents the fees for the letter of credit facility, expressed as a percentage.

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The percentage of fronting fees paid on the outstanding amount of letters of credit.

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Represents the option to increase maximum borrowings on the credit facility.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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No definition available.

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Debt and Borrowing Arrangements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2011	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 19.3	$ 19.3
Borrowings Available Under The Credit Agreement		$ 155.7
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facing fees (as a percent)		0.125%
Commitment fee on unused portion of facility (as a percent)		0.20%
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		1.125%
ABR [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate basis		ABR
Prime Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate basis		Prime Rate
Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		0.50%
Variable rate basis		Federal Funds Effective Rate
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		1.00%
Variable rate basis		LIBOR
Maximum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		1.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit fee (as a percent)		2.00%
Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate basis		LIBOR
Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		2.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		0.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit fee (as a percent)		1.00%
Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		1.00%
Swing line Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 25.0
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Option to increase borrowing capacity	75.0
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 175.0
Term of the credit agreement	5 years
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leveraged debt ratio		3.0
Syndicated Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio		3.0