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Long-Term Debt - Schedule Of Consolidated Leverage Ratio (Details) - Line of Credit [Member] - February 2016 Amendment [Member]	Feb. 29, 2016
December 31, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio	5
March 31, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio	4.75
June 30, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio	4.25
September 30, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio	3.75
December 31, 2017 and each fiscal quarter thereafter [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio	3.5

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