Acquisitions - Pro Forma (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 438.6	$ 399.0
Net loss	$ (10.9)	$ (17.2)
Loss per share - basic and diluted (in USD per share)	$ (0.16)	$ (0.35)

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56956515&loc=d3e1392-128463

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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