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Long-Term Debt (Annual Interest Rate) (Details) - Subsidiaries [Member] - Secured Loan Agreement [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Citibank N.A. [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	2.439%
Itau BBA International plc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual interest rate (as a percent)	5.26%
Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., Cayman Islands Branch [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual interest rate (as a percent)	4.7863%
Bank of America N.A. [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	4.00%
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	3.92%

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
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