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Debt - 7.5% Notes Redemption (Details) - Long-term Debt [Member] - Senior secured notes due June 01, 2021 [Member] | 5 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Redemptions rights after control change, percentage |  | 101.00%
Prior to June 1, 2016 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Redemption price, percentage | 100.00% |
2017 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  | 103.75%
2018 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  | 101.875%
2019 and thereafter [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  | 100.00%

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