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Minimum percentage of plaintiff in modified class.

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Amount of cash paid for interest. Includes, but is not limited to, payment to settle zero-coupon bond attributable to accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Number of defendants named in a legal action.

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Number of plaintiffs that have filed claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional information (Details) $ in Thousands					6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 13, 2017 plaintiff Defendant	Apr. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 17, 2017	Aug. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Loss Contingency Information About Litigation Matters [Abstract]
Interest paid					$ 13,196
Naylor Farms Case
Loss Contingency Information About Litigation Matters [Abstract]
Minimum percentage of plaintiff in modified class			60.00%
Naylor Farms Case \| Pending Litigation \| Minimum
Loss Contingency Information About Litigation Matters [Abstract]
Damages sought						$ 5,000
Naylor Farms Case Putative Class Action \| Pending Litigation \| Minimum
Loss Contingency Information About Litigation Matters [Abstract]
Damages sought				$ 150,000
Naylor Farms Case Actual and Putative Action \| Pending Litigation \| Minimum
Loss Contingency Information About Litigation Matters [Abstract]
Damages sought		$ 90,000
West Case Putative Class Action \| Pending Litigation \| Minimum
Loss Contingency Information About Litigation Matters [Abstract]
Damages sought						75,000
James Butler et al. v. Berexco, L.L.C. \| Subsequent Event
Loss Contingency Information About Litigation Matters [Abstract]
Number of individual plaintiffs \| plaintiff	52
Number of named defendants including parent \| Defendant	26
Number of unnamed defendants \| Defendant	25
Letter of Credit
Loss Contingency Information About Litigation Matters [Abstract]
Letters of credit outstanding					$ 828	828		$ 828
Interest paid						0	$ 0
Proceeds from Letters						$ 0	$ 0