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Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) [Abstract] |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block] | The following is a summary of the quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:
|  | 2015
|  | March 31 |  | June 30 |  | September 30 |  | December 31
Operating revenue |  | $ | 205,918 |  |  | $ | 249,694 |  |  | $ | 247,093 |  |  | $ | 256,420 |
Income from operations |  | 8,248 |  |  | 19,908 |  |  | 24,601 |  |  | 29,015 |
Net income |  | 4,836 |  |  | 11,824 |  |  | 15,687 |  |  | 23,228 |
Net income per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |  |  | $ | 0.51 |  |  | $ | 0.75 |
Diluted |  | $ | 0.16 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |  |  | $ | 0.50 |  |  | $ | 0.75 |
|  | 2014
|  | March 31 |  | June 30 |  | September 30 |  | December 31
Operating revenue |  | $ | 171,569 |  |  | $ | 193,852 |  |  | $ | 201,477 |  |  | $ | 214,061 |
Income from operations |  | 16,271 |  |  | 27,595 |  |  | 26,906 |  |  | 25,634 |
Net income |  | 10,202 |  |  | 17,178 |  |  | 16,744 |  |  | 17,045 |
Net income per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 0.33 |  |  | $ | 0.56 |  |  | $ | 0.55 |  |  | $ | 0.56 |
Diluted |  | $ | 0.33 |  |  | $ | 0.55 |  |  | $ | 0.54 |  |  | $ | 0.55 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure includes financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and earnings per share data. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)-(j) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35737889&loc=d3e1280-108306 + Details
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