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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2010
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance | $ 1,983,642 | $ 649,592 | $ 753,500 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized excess tax benefits from stock based compensation | 17,700 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 81 | $ 77 | $ 1,382 |
Earliest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year | 2025 |  |  |
Latest Tax Year |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year | 2035 |  |  |
Alternative Minimum Tax Credit Carryforward |  |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Alternative minimum tax credits, not subject to expiration | $ 9,300 |  |  |
Domestic Tax Authority |  |  |  |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Federal net operating loss carryovers | 3,200,000 |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards subject to IRC Section 382 limitation |  |  |  | $ 929,400
Net operating loss carryovers, subject to expiration | $ 552,600 |  |  |

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