Debt instrument discount percentage.

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- Definition

Refers to premium percentage for debt redemption.

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- Definition

Refers to Percentage of principal amount considered for redemption premium payment.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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- Definition

Description of the interest rate as being fixed or variable, and, if variable, identification of the index or rate on which the interest rate is based and the number of points or percentage added to that index or rate to set the rate, and other pertinent information, such as frequency of rate resets.

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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))

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- Definition

Description of debt redemption features under terms of the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 470

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph e

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- Definition

End date of debt instrument redemption period, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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- Definition

Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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- Definition

Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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- Definition

The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1A

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-SubTopic 30

-Section 55

-Paragraph 8

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- Definition

The amount of debt premium that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS, Redemption of Notes and Satisfaction and Discharge of Related Indentures (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 20, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 26, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured notes original issue discount		2,003,000	$ 2,345,000
11% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	250,000,000			50,000,000
Fixed interest rate (in hundredths)	11.00%
Debt instrument, interest rate terms	Interest on the 11% Notes is paid semi-annually on December 1 and June 1 of each year.
Debt instrument discount percentage (in hundredths)	99.05%
Senior secured notes original issue discount	2,400,000
Senior secured notes premium percentage (in hundredths)	100.50%
Premiums and other costs				$ 300,000
Maturity date		Dec. 01, 2019
Redemption date of senior notes		Dec. 01, 2016
Percentage of principal amount considered for redemption premium payment (in hundredths)		1.00%
Senior secured notes prurchase price percentage (in hundredths)		101.00%
Percentage of redemption from aggregate principal amount (in hundredths)		100.00%
11% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 [Member] \| Before December 1, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption premium description		The make-whole premium is the greater of (i) 1% of principal amount or (ii) the excess of the present value of redemption price at December 1, 2016 plus all required interest payments through December 1, 2016 over the principal amount.
11% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 [Member] \| After December 1, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption premium description		After December 1, 2016, the Company may redeem the 11% Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The Company is required to make an offer to purchase the 11% Notes upon a change of control. The purchase price will equal 101% of the principal amount of the 11% Notes on the date of purchase plus accrued interest.