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Revenue Sources and Concentration of Sales (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues	$ 79,241	$ 72,025	$ 118,672	$ 139,536	$ 135,523	$ 113,461	$ 126,157	$ 148,590	$ 409,474	$ 523,731	$ 772,854
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customers Outside of US [Member]
Revenues									$ 23,212	$ 34,039	$ 62,589
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Largest Customer [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage									21.00%	23.00%	22.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Second Largest Customer [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage									15.00%	17.00%	19.00%
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Third Largest Customer [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage									12.00%	15.00%	10.00%

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