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(Termination of Material Definitive Agreements, Sale of Equity Securities and Reorganization Value) (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 02, 2016	Oct. 01, 2016	Jan. 11, 2016
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		25,047,000	25,002,000
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Reorganization value				$ 687,500,000
Excess cash				64,000,000
Minimum cash balance assumption				$ 250,000,000
Minimum
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Reorganization value					$ 650,000,000
Maximum
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Reorganization value					$ 950,000,000
Discounted cash flow valuation technique \| Minimum
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Discount rate (percent)	13.25%
Discounted cash flow valuation technique \| Maximum
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Discount rate (percent)	15.25%
7.00% senior notes due 2019 at par
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Senior notes interest rate (percent)						7.00%
7.25% senior notes due 2020 at par
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Senior notes interest rate (percent)						7.25%
7.25% senior notes due 2021 at par
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Senior notes interest rate (percent)						7.25%
9.875% senior notes ($375.0 million face value) due 2019
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Senior notes interest rate (percent)						9.875%
8.00% senior secured notes due 2019 at par
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Senior notes interest rate (percent)						8.00%
Class A Common Stock
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)				24,589,834
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)	$ 0.01
Aggregate number of securities called by warrants (in shares)	1,914,856			1,914,856
Class B Common Stock
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)				410,166
Common stock, par value (in usd per share)				$ 0.01
New first lien debt facility \| Senior notes
Fresh-Start Adjustment [Line Items]
Amount of debt instrument	$ 326,500,000.0