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Debt (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jul. 23, 2020	Jul. 09, 2020	Jul. 08, 2020	Jun. 25, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt		$ 541,013,000		$ 541,013,000						$ 569,788,000
Less: current portion		(364,219,000)		(364,219,000)						0
Total long-term debt, net of current portion		176,794,000		176,794,000						569,788,000
Current installments of finance lease obligations		3,931,000	$ 6,758,000	3,931,000	$ 6,758,000					6,758,000
Finance lease obligations		405,000	717,000	405,000	717,000					717,000
Total lease liability		4,336,000	7,475,000	4,336,000	7,475,000					7,475,000
Gain on retirement of senior unsecured notes		0	$ 0	3,484,000	$ 0
Revolving Loan Facility
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Total long-term debt		176,794,000		176,794,000						196,414,000
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 400,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Weighted average interest rate (percent)		3.44%		3.44%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 4,206,000		$ 4,206,000						4,586,000
Revolving Loan Facility \| Plan
Debt Instrument
Interest rate floor (percent)		1.00%		1.00%
Revolving Loan Facility \| Plan \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 300,000,000
Revolving Loan Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument
Applicable margins (percent)				3.25%
Revolving Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Applicable margins (percent)				2.25%
Revolving Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum \| Plan
Debt Instrument
Applicable margins (percent)				2.75%
Revolving Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Applicable margins (percent)				3.50%
Revolving Loan Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum \| Plan
Debt Instrument
Applicable margins (percent)				4.00%
Revolving Loan Facility \| Prime Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Applicable margins (percent)				1.25%
Revolving Loan Facility \| Prime Rate \| Minimum \| Plan
Debt Instrument
Applicable margins (percent)				1.75%
Revolving Loan Facility \| Prime Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Applicable margins (percent)				2.50%
Revolving Loan Facility \| Prime Rate \| Maximum \| Plan
Debt Instrument
Applicable margins (percent)				3.00%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes 7.25%
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt		$ 364,219,000		$ 364,219,000						373,374,000
Face amount		400,000,000		400,000,000								$ 150,000,000	$ 250,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 428,000		$ 428,000						770,000
Stated interest rate (percent)		7.25%		7.25%					7.25%
Unamortized premium		$ 191,000		$ 191,000						$ 344,000
Repurchase amount	$ 9,344,000	9,344,000		9,344,000							$ 26,200,000
Debt outstanding trigger event		$ 36,500,000		$ 36,500,000
Gain on retirement of senior unsecured notes	$ 3,484,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes 7.25% \| Subsequent event
Debt Instrument
Face amount						$ 335,500,000	$ 335,500,000