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Consolidating Entity, Ownership Percentage After Additional Interest Holder Contributions

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
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Amount of cash inflow from a noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, purchase of additional shares or other increase in noncontrolling interest ownership.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Financing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3255-108585

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 13, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest holder		$ 0	$ 15,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership percentage after additional interest holder contributions	51.00%
Capital contribution from non-controlling interest holder	$ 168,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| ATV Joint Venture [Member] \| Verizon [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest acquired	24.50%
Purchase price	$ 159,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| ATV Joint Venture [Member] \| Hearst Corporation [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest acquired	24.50%