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Prepayment premium paid		$ 0	83,072	17,516
Non-cash write-offs of unamortized debt discount and related capitalized debt costs			$ 24,899
Senior Notes 5.375 Percent Due 2026 And Senior Notes 5.875 Percent Due 2029 [Member]
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Senior Notes 5.875 Percent Due 2029 [Member]
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Additional capacity, percentage applied to inventory		70.00%
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Eurodollar Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
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