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Earnings Per Common Share Earnings Per Common Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] | Summarized basic and diluted earnings per common share were calculated as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 6,653 |  |  | $ | (105,195 | ) |  | $ | (953,520 | )
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average shares outstanding | 53,282 |  |  | 53,121 |  |  | 53,050 |
Effect of dilutive stock awards(1) | 562 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Weighted-average dilutive shares | 53,844 |  |  | 53,121 |  |  | 53,050 |
Basic earnings (loss) per share | $ | 0.12 |  |  | $ | (1.98 | ) |  | $ | (17.97 | )
Diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | 0.12 |  |  | $ | (1.98 | ) |  | $ | (17.97 | )
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per common share: |  |  |  |  |
Anti-dilutive restricted share units | — |  |  | 482 |  |  | 257 |
Anti-dilutive performance share units | 329 |  |  | 880 |  |  | 611 |
Anti-dilutive stock options | 2,554 |  |  | 3,072 |  |  | 2,586 |
(1) | There was no dilutive effect to the loss per common share for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 due to the net loss incurred for both periods.

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