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Senior Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Sep. 29, 2017 | Feb. 04, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility Term, In Years |  |  | 5 |
Credit facility amount |  |  | $ 250,000 | $ 275,000
Additional borrowing capacity of credit facility |  |  | 100,000 |
Base reference rate of credit facilities | LIBOR |  |  |
Interest rate spread above LIBOR as of reporting period (in hundredths) | 1.00% |  |  |
Proceeds from senior credit facility | $ 0 | $ 13,000 |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount | 7,932 |  |  |
Available borrowing capacity | 101,568 |  |  |
Letter of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Specific Purpose Other than for Trade Purchases |  |  | 30,000 |
Swing line loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Specific Purpose Other than for Trade Purchases |  |  | 30,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility amount |  |  |  | 150,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 150,000 |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Minimum |  |  | 0.30% |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Maximum |  |  | 0.80% |
Proceeds from senior credit facility | $ 40,500 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End | 3.60% |  |  |
Federal funds [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate spread above LIBOR as of reporting period (in hundredths) | 0.50% |  |  |
Term loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility amount |  |  |  | $ 125,000

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