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Note Payable - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Notes Payable			$ 11,250,000	$ 0
Bank Of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, And Other Lenders [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 225,000,000
Potential maximum borrowing capacity increase	$ 50,000,000
Effective interest rate (percent)		2.94%	2.94%
Interest expense		$ 1,100,000	$ 2,200,000
Bank Of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, And Other Lenders [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Base Rate, Condition One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on interest rate (percent)	0.50%
Bank Of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, And Other Lenders [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Base Rate, Condition Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on interest rate (percent)	1.00%
Bank Of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, And Other Lenders [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	2.50%
Bank Of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, And Other Lenders [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	1.50%
Bank Of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, And Other Lenders [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	3.00%
Bank Of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, And Other Lenders [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	2.00%
Bank Of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, And Other Lenders [Member] | Revolving Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 75,000,000
Debt term	5 years
Bank Of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, And Other Lenders [Member] | Term Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 150,000,000
Debt term	5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal		$ 5,600,000
Repayments of Notes Payable			$ 11,200,000

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