Allowed Capital Expenditures

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Capital Lease Term

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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Base Rate

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Debt Instruments, Covenants, Maximum Number of Acquisitions in a Year

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Debt Instruments, Covenants, Maximum Single Acquisition Price

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Line of Credit Facility, Sublimit for Issuance of Letters of Credit

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Specified Advance Multiple Used To Determine Funds Availability Under Credit Facility

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Amount due based upon the occurrence of an event specified in the contractual terms.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (d)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Contingent Rentals

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-SubTopic 10

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended				9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Aug. 11, 2014	Jul. 12, 2014	Aug. 11, 2014	Jul. 12, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Loan [Member] Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] item	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Loan [Member] Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Letters of Credit [Member] Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Base Rate [Member] Revolving Credit Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Federal Funds Rate [Member] Revolving Credit Loan [Member]	Nov. 06, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Revolving Credit Loan [Member] Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Nov. 06, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Revolving Credit Loan [Member] Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Nov. 06, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Loan [Member] Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]	Nov. 06, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Loan [Member] Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital lease term	48 months	48 months
Capital lease agreement			$ 1,428,000	$ 2,650,000
Maximum aggregate amount of revolving loans available					55,000,000
Sublimit for issuance of letters of credit					27,500,000
Specified advance multiple used to determine funds availability under credit facility					3.25
Interest rate margin										3.50%	1.60%				4.60%	3.50%
Maximum number of acquisitions in a year					3
Maximum single acquisition price					2,000,000
Allowed capital expenditures													5,000,000	7,000,000
Fee charged on unused portion of revolving credit facility					0.50%
Interest rate							3.00%	3.30%	2.00%
Total availability under the revolving credit loan facility					$ 40,304,000	$ 42,279,000
Interest rate margin over base rate										3.00%		0.50%