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Stock-Based Incentive Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Share-based Compensation, Activity [Table Text Block] | Compensation expense for the periods presented was comprised of the following:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Restricted stock awards with time-based service conditions |  | $ | 1,025 |  |  | $ | 4,071 |  |  | $ | 10,575 |
Restricted stock unit awards with time-based service conditions |  | 161 |  |  | 320 |  |  | 473 |
Restricted stock awards with performance-based vesting conditions |  | 121 |  |  | 197 |  |  | — |
Stock options with time-based service vesting conditions |  | 2,165 |  |  | 1,316 |  |  | — |
Stock options with market-based vesting conditions |  | 2,372 |  |  | 3,158 |  |  | — |
Stock options with performance-based vesting conditions |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Profits interests units |  | 3,041 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total compensation expense |  | $ | 8,885 |  |  | $ | 9,062 |  |  | $ | 11,048 |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Grants in Period [Text Block] | Stock-based award grant activity for the periods presented was as follows:
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  | Shares |  | Aggregate fair value (in thousands) |  | Shares |  | Aggregate fair value (in thousands)
Restricted stock awards with performance-based vesting conditions |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 138,000 |  |  | $ | 431 |
Stock options with time-based service vesting conditions |  | 1,368,000 |  |  | 2,930 |  |  | 3,434,000 |  |  | 5,704 |
Stock options with market-based vesting conditions |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,250,000 |  |  | 5,530 |
Stock options with performance-based vesting conditions |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 200,000 |  |  | 487 |
Total incentive awards granted |  | 1,368,000 |  |  | $ | 2,930 |  |  | 6,022,000 |  |  | $ | 12,152 |
Stock Options Activity | The following table summarizes stock option activity for the Plans for the year ended December 31, 2017:
|  |  |  | Weighted-Average |  |
|  | Options |  | Exercise Price |  | Remaining Contractual Term |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  | 5,596,000 |  |  | $ | 4.93 |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  | 1,368,000 |  |  | $ | 5.52 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  | (208,000 | ) |  | $ | 3.57 |  |  |  |  |
Expired/forfeited |  | (926,000 | ) |  | $ | 4.90 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2017 |  | 5,830,000 |  |  | $ | 5.13 |  |  | 5.8 years |  | $ | 856,000 |
Vested |  | 1,959,000 |  |  | $ | 4.84 |  |  | 5.8 years |  | $ | 434,000 |
Exercisable at December 31, 2017 |  | 1,959,000 |  |  | $ | 4.84 |  |  | 5.8 years |  | $ | 434,000 |
Nonvested Restricted Stock Activity | The following table summarizes nonvested restricted share activity for the year ended December 31, 2017:
|  | Nonvested Restricted Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested restricted stock at December 31, 2016 |  | 333,000 |  |  | $ | 8.9 |
Granted |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
Vested |  | (120,000 | ) |  | $ | 12.95 |
Canceled |  | (90,000 | ) |  | $ | 9.10 |
Nonvested restricted stock at December 31, 2017 |  | 123,000 |  |  | $ | 4.77 |
Restricted Stock Units Activity | The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2017:
|  | Restricted Stock Units |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2016 |  | 14,000 |  |  | $ | 16.27 |
Vested |  | (12,000 | ) |  | $ | 16.18 |
Nonvested restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2017 |  | 2,000 |  |  | $ | 16.72 |
Vested restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2017 |  | 60,000 |  |  | $ | 15.38 |

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