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Financial Statement Schedule I (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Additional Information - Financial Statement Schedule I
Restricted net assets of the entity's consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries not available for distribution	$ 411,882
Threshold percentage of restricted net assets of the entity's consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries	25.00%

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Amount of restricted net assets of consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e)(3)(ii))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690

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