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Senior Credit Facility (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Feb. 01, 2012 Years
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior credit facility amount |  | $ 150,000
Line of Credit Facility Term, In Years |  | 5
Base reference rate of credit facilities | LIBOR |
Interest rate spread above LIBOR as of reporting period (in hundredths) | 1.10% |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage | 1.30% |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount | 9,749 |
Available borrowing capacity | $ 140,251 |

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