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Supply Chain Financing Supply Chain Financing (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Supply Chain Financing [Abstract] |  |
Maximum amount owing to financing party | $ 49,300 |
Supply chain financing liability |  | $ 0

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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts at the balance sheet date of short-term borrowings not otherwise specified in the taxonomy having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. + 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 210.5-02.19(a)(7)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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