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Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Statements, Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Condensed Financial Statements, Captions |  |  |
Long-term debt1 | [1] | $ 194.8 | $ 194.6
Ownership interest by parent |  | 100.00% |
[1] | See Note 1 for discussion of our adoption of ASU 2015-03, ASU 2015-15 and ASU 2015-17 (as defined in Note 1).

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- Definition Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer (current maturities). Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations. + References 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) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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