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Payments on Debt

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Long-Term Debt Long-term Debt text (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt Long-term Debt text (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 15, 2015 Rate	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 05, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense		$ (17,781)	$ (18,500)
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		3.71%
Contractual Quarterly Payments		$ 2,100
Payments on Debt		$ 134,000
Leverage Ratio		2.80
$825 Million Term B Loan Facility and $150 Million Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 975,000
$825 Million Term B Loan Facility, due June 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				825,000
$150 Million Revolving Credit Facility, Due June 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 150,000
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio		4.25
Leverage Ratio in Latest Year of Debt Term		3.25
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| $150 Million Revolving Credit Facility, Due June 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate \| Rate	0.75%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage \| Rate	0.25%
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| $150 Million Revolving Credit Facility, Due June 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate \| Rate	2.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage \| Rate	0.40%
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member] \| $825 Million Term B Loan Facility, due June 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate \| Rate	3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 112,500