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Represents percentage of excess cash flow that must be used to repay term loans if total leverage ratio exceeds specified amount.

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The contingent increase above the maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility, if any one or more of the existing banks or new banks agree to provide such increased commitment amount.

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Represents the percentage of additional debt incurred not permitted by the 2016 Senior Secured Credit facility that is required to be used to repay term loans and reduce revolving commitments.

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The original principal amount of term loans outstanding, net of unamortized discount and issuance costs.

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

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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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The cash outflow for the extinguishment of long-term borrowing, with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation, before its maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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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Including the current and noncurrent portions, the carrying value as of the balance sheet date of notes payable to banks, excluding mortgage notes, initially due beyond one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 22, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt discount			$ 1,297	$ 1,516
Loss on early extinguishment of debt				796	$ 94
Excess cash flow payment				12,700	7,300
Borrowings drawn during the period			$ 0	$ 0
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.75%
2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Excess cash flow repayment (as a percent)				50.00%
Leverage ratio under debt covenant				2.50
2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility First amendment \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase to the maximum applicable margin		0.25%
2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility Second amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase in borrowing capacity	$ 20,000
2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs incurred				$ 3,500
Debt Instrument, expense incurred				2,100
Excess cash flow repayment (as a percent)			50.00%
Leverage ratio under debt covenant			3.25
Percentage of proceeds of additional debt incurred not permitted by credit facility required to repay term loans			100.00%
Percentage of proceeds of assets sales required to repay term loans and reduce revolving commitments			100.00%
Percentage of amounts recovered under insurance policies required to repay term loans and reduce revolving commitments			100.00%
First periodic payment from current period			12 months
Mandatory principal payments			$ 600
Additional mandatory prepayment if total leverage ratio is not achieved			0
Additional mandatory commitment reduction if total leverage ratio is not achieved			$ 0
2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio under debt covenant			2.75
2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.50%
2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.75%
2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.75%
Debt Net Of Current Portion \| 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs incurred				1,400
2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility \| 2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility First amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs incurred					1,100
Unamortized debt discount					600
Debt Instrument, expense incurred					500
Loss on early extinguishment of debt				$ 100	$ 100
Term loan \| 2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, borrowing capacity							$ 230,000
Term loan \| 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable to Bank						$ 235,000
Term loans outstanding, net of unamortized discount and issuance costs			$ 229,000
Revolving loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving loan facility commitment fee on average daily amount of unused portion			0.50%
Amounts drawn on line of credit			$ 0
Revolving loan facility \| 2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, borrowing capacity							$ 10,000
Revolving loan facility \| 2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility Second amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, borrowing capacity	$ 30,000
Revolving loan facility \| 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, borrowing capacity						$ 10,000
Borrowings drawn during the period			$ 0
ABR loans \| 2016 Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.00%