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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Debt (Additional Details) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Debt (Additional Details) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Tranche	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 607,585,000	$ 630,085,000
Number of Tranches Included in Term Loan \| Tranche		8
Long term debt maturity	11,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	190,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	46,000,000
Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 322,000,000	$ 322,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum	4.64%
Revenue bonds, 5.90% to 7.75%, due 2024 and 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 108,335,000	108,335,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 150,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Interest Rate	7.50%		7.50%
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt			$ 150,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.98%
Minimum [Member] \| Revenue bonds, 5.90% to 7.75%, due 2024 and 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.90%
Maximum [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.23%
Maximum [Member] \| Revenue bonds, 5.90% to 7.75%, due 2024 and 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.95%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate				2.95%
Term Loan, Tranche One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Tranches Included in Term Loan \| Tranche		2
Term Loan, Tranche One [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt maturity		$ 6,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five		$ 6,000,000
Term Loan, Tranche One [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		2.95%
Term Loan, Tranche One [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		3.70%
Term Loan, Tranche Two [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Tranches Included in Term Loan \| Tranche		3
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four		$ 40,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five		40,000,000
Long Term Debt, Maturities, Repayment of Principal in Year Six		$ 40,000,000
Term Loan, Tranche Two [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.65%
Term Loan, Tranche Two [Member] \| LIBOR [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.90%
Term Loan, Tranche Three [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Tranches Included in Term Loan \| Tranche		2
Long Term Debt, Maturities, Repayment of Principal in Year Seven		$ 40,000,000
Long Term Debt, Maturities, Repayment of Principal in Year Eight		$ 40,000,000
Term Loan, Tranche Three [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		4.29%
Term Loan, Tranche Three [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		4.49%
Term Loan, Tranche Four [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Tranches Included in Term Loan \| Tranche		1
Long Term Debt, Maturities, Repayment of Principal in Year Nine		$ 110,000,000
Term Loan, Tranche Four [Member] \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] \| Term loans, variable rate 1.98% to 2.23% due 2019 through 2021 and fixed rate 2.95% to 4.64% due 2017 through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		4.64%