Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Increase In Interest Rate On Obligations Upon Default

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Debt Instrument, Interest Charges, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Premium, Percent

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance, Stock Repurchases, Minimum Liquidity Requirement

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Variable Rate, Spread Over Reference Rate

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section S45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68176171&loc=SL68176184-208336

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Debt (Other Terms of Loan Facility) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt (Other Terms of Loan Facility) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Line of Credit [Member] \| Federal Funds Rate [Member] \| U.S. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate, spread over reference rate	0.50%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| U.S. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate, spread over reference rate	1.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Canadian [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| U.S. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| U.S. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Canadian [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Canadian [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| U.S. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| U.S. [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	5.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Canadian [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	5.00%
Loan Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Increase in interest rate upon default	2.00%
Covenant, minimum liquidity to buyback stock	$ 20,000,000.0
Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest charges, percentage	5.80%	5.70%
Debt issuance costs	$ 2,000,000
From November 15, 2016 to November 15, 2017 [Member] \| Loan Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Prepayment premium, percent	2.00%
From November 15, 2017 to November 15, 2018 [Member] \| Loan Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Prepayment premium, percent	1.00%
After November 15, 2018 to the Maturity Date [Member] \| Loan Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Prepayment premium, percent	0.00%