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Line Of Credit Facility, Optional Extension Period

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The amount of debt premium that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
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DEBT - Schedule of Maturities of Debt (Footnote) (Details) CAD in Millions, $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 14, 2016 USD ($) extension_option	Jan. 14, 2016 CAD extension_option	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt discount not included in outstanding principal balance \| $			$ 0.6	$ 0.7
Prior Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Optional extension period			1 year
Prior Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Optional extension period			1 year
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Prior Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase in amount outstanding	$ 45.0	CAD 35.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Optional extension period	6 months	6 months
Number of optional extensions \| extension_option	2	2