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Income Taxes - Schedule of Income before income tax, Domestic and Foreign (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates | $ 15,109 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | $ (137,850)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | $ (64,528)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Domestic Tax Authority |  |  |
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates | 46,728 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember | 21,661 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember | (36,644)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in affiliates | $ (31,619)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember | $ (159,511)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember | $ (27,884)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember

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- Definition Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(h)(1)(i)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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