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Debt Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May. 15, 2015	Mar. 09, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
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Pension contributions	$ 40,000	$ 10,000		$ 54,257	$ 12,071	$ 10,739
Term Loan Due 2022 [Member] \| Medium-term Notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term Loan, Face Amount	$ 50,000
Term Loan, Interest Rate During Period			1.96%
Term Loan, interest rate during period with patronage credits			1.20%
Term Loan Due 2022 [Member] \| Medium-term Notes [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Basis spread on variable interest rate			1.75%
Term Loan Due 2022 [Member] \| Medium-term Notes [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			2.25%
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Basis spread on variable interest rate			0.75%
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Basis spread on variable interest rate			1.25%
Asset-based revolving credit facility [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 350,000	$ 350,000
Fixed charge coverage ratio requirement, if availability falls below 10% of aggregate lending commitments (as a percent)				100.00%
Threshold of availability as a percentage of aggregate lending commitments, below which 1:1 fixed charge coverage ratio must be met			10.00%	10.00%
Threshold of availability, below which 1:1 fixed charge coverage ratio must be met			$ 35,000	$ 35,000
Current availability			$ 258,600	$ 258,600
Dividend restriction, single threshold, percentage of aggregate Revolver Commitments			25.00%	25.00%
Dividend restriction, combination thresholds, percentage of aggregate Revolver Commitments			15.00%	15.00%
Dividend restriction, combination thresholds, fixed-charge coverage ratio (as a percent)				100.00%
Amount Outstanding			$ 0	$ 0	0
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 5,600	$ 5,600	$ 8,000
Asset-based revolving credit facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee rate				0.25%
Asset-based revolving credit facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Commitment fee rate				0.375%
Asset-based revolving credit facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Basis spread on variable interest rate				0.75%