Derivative Financial Instruments - Swaps (Details) - 1-month LIBOR - Interest Rate Cap Swap - Term October 2016 to December 2018 $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Derivative Financial Instruments
Weighted Average Notional Amount	$ 200,000
Weighted Average Fixed Rate (as a percent)	1.23%
Interest rate cap	3.00%

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Average fixed interest rate related to the group of interest rate derivatives.

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Cap rate on an interest rate derivative such as an interest rate cap or collar. If market rates exceed the cap rate, a payment or receipt is triggered on the contract.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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