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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) BRL in Thousands |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 17, 2013 USD ($) | Jul. 18, 2011 USD ($) | Jul. 13, 2011 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2015 BRL | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 07, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2013 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2009 USD ($)
2023 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount partially used to finance the purchase of 2019 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 378,409,000 |
Percentage of long term debt purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.909% |
Net discount |  |  |  |  | $ 5,420,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount related to non-cash issuance |  |  |  |  | 8,829,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Premium related to cash issuance |  |  |  |  | 3,409,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing cost of issuance of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 3,313,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of debt issued as consideration for the partial exchange of 2019 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 542,000 |  |  |
2016 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing cost of issuance of debt |  |  | $ 3,699,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  |  |  | 6.97% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, principal amount redeemed | BRL |  |  |  | BRL 47,039 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  |  |  | 93.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,710,000 |  |  |  |
2019 Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of long term debt purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.136%
Principal amount of debt | $ 99,767,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 450,000,000
Long-term debt maturity date |  |  |  |  | Oct. 01, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, fixed interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.50%
Percentage of redeemed long term debt |  | 31.42% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding principal amount of redeemed debt | $ 108,875,000 | $ 141,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of redemption price over book value | 109.129% | 107.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Notes exchanged |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 512,000 | $ 89,955,000 |  |
Amount of Notes purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 118,366,000 |  |
Total aggregate amount of Notes exchanged and purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 208,321,000 |  |
Percentage of outstanding principal amount represented by total aggregate amount of Notes exchanged and purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67.50% |  |
Cash paid as consideration for exchange |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000 | $ 51,000 |  |
Amount paid as tender consideration for purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 128,131,000 |  |
Percentage of redemption price equal to amount paid as tender consideration for purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108.25% |  |
Cash paid for accrued and unpaid interests | $ 1,580,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,638,000 |  |
One-time loss, debt instrument | 23,467,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss related consideration in excess of principal amount | 18,873,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss related to accelerated amortization of deferred financing cost | 2,599,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss related to accelerated accretion of original discount | 1,127,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss related to cost incurred in connection with exchange offer | $ 868,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss incurred from notes redemption |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,873,000 |  |  |  |  |
2023 Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 98,225,000 |  |

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