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Subsequent Event (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] $ in Thousands | Feb. 22, 2016 USD ($)
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Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Sales Price of Equity Investment | $ 31,000
Purchase and Sales Agreement, Holdback Amount | $ 3,000
Purchase and Sales Agreement, Holdback Term | 4 years

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- Definition Purchase and Sales Agreement, Holdback Amount + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Purchase and Sales Agreement, Holdback Term + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Aggregate cash proceeds received from a combination of transactions in which noncurrent assets are sold, which may include the sale of a business, an investment in an affiliate (including an equity method investee), property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. Excludes sales of trading, available-for-sale, and held-to-maturity securities. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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