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Debt - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	2 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 23, 2013 Senior Notes	Feb. 22, 2013 Senior Notes	Jan. 21, 2013 Senior Notes	Feb. 01, 2012 Senior Notes	Jan. 21, 2013 Senior Notes Prior to February 1, 2016	Jan. 21, 2013 Senior Notes Before February First, 2018	Oct. 22, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018	Oct. 22, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2018 Senior Notes Before November 1, 2014	Dec. 31, 2009 Senior Notes Due 2016	Jun. 30, 2009 Senior Notes Due 2016	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes Due 2016 Senior Notes Prior to June 15, 2013	Jan. 23, 2013 Senior Notes Due Twenty Twenty-Three [Member] Senior Notes Prior to February 1, 2016 Maximum	Nov. 26, 2008 Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility Minimum	Dec. 31, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Facility	Dec. 31, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Facility Minimum	Dec. 31, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Facility Maximum	Dec. 31, 2013 Federal Fund Rate [Member] Revolving Credit Facility Maximum	Dec. 31, 2013 Base Rate [Member] Revolving Credit Facility Minimum	Dec. 31, 2013 Base Rate [Member] Revolving Credit Facility Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount						$ 275,000,000				$ 375,000,000			$ 150,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date										Nov. 01, 2018		Jun. 15, 2016
Debt instrument, interest rate							4.50%			7.125%			10.625%
Proceeds from long-term debt	275,000,000	0	0	271,000,000						367,500,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed															35.00%
Redemption Price					100.00%			104.50%	100.00%		100.00%			100.00%
Debt instrument, price													98.792%
Debt instrument principal amount redeemed					166,000,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	(17,058,000)	0	0		12,600,000
Accrued interest	9,691,000	5,242,000			3,000,000
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity																125,000,000	125,000,000
Amount available as percentage of eligible accounts receivable																	85.00%
Amount available as percentage of eligible inventories																	65.00%
Earliest extended term of revolving loan																Sep. 30, 2016
Outstanding stand by letters of credit																	6,600,000
Interest rate spread																			1.75%	1.75%	2.25%	0.50%	1.25%	1.75%
Credit facility available to draw																	$ 118,400,000
Percentage of availability triggers covenant requirement under credit facility																	12.50%
Debt covenant, actual fixed charge ratio																	2.5	1.0

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