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Goodwill Impairment Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Feb. 29, 2016 | Jan. 02, 2015
Goodwill and Patent Impairment Charges [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,100 |  |
Share Price | $ 4.29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.29 |  |  | $ 3.16 | $ 16.72
Estimated Fair Value of the Reporting Unit |  |  |  |  | $ 252,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 252,000 |  |  |
Estimated Carrying Value of Reporting Unit, Market Capitalization Plus Cost Synergies Approach |  |  |  |  | 344,300 |  |  |  |  | 344,300 |  |  |
Assets | $ 296,003 |  |  |  | 347,901 |  |  |  | $ 296,003 | 347,901 |  |  |
Impairment of Goodwill | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 30,149 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 30,149 | $ 0 |  |

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