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Subsequent Events Debt Amendment (Details) - Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member] - Subsequent Event [Member] | Jan. 20, 2017
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
EBITDA ratio | 4.25
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Period One [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
EBITDA ratio | 4.00
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Period Two [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
EBITDA ratio | 3.75
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Period Three [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
EBITDA ratio | 3.50
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Period Four [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
EBITDA ratio | 3.00

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