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Debt - Subordinated Debt Facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 27, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Current portion of note payable |  | $ 8,185 | $ 15,501
Subordinated debt—affiliate |  | 0 | $ 5,000
Subordinated Debt | Retailco |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Subordinated borrowing, interest rate | 5.00% |  |
Subordinated debt—affiliate | $ 25,000 | $ 0 |
Subordinated debt, advances | $ 1,000 |  |
Subordinated debt, interest rate on advances | 5.00% |  |
Minimum availability under the borrowing base | $ 5,000 |  |

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- Definition Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of subordinated debt (with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 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)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: 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(19)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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