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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 07, 2016
12% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt instrument, interest rate	12.00%	12.00%

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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