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2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] \| 2015 Grant I [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, shares issued						200,000
Performance unit grant, remaining life				2 months 12 days
Grant date weighted average price of awards						$ 21.81
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] \| 2016 Grant I [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, shares issued					400,000
Performance unit grant, remaining life				1 year
Grant date weighted average price of awards					$ 11.87
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] \| 2016 Grant II [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, shares issued					300,000
Performance unit grant, remaining life				1 year 3 months 18 days
Grant date weighted average price of awards					$ 11.35
Performance awards performance period					3 years
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] \| 2017 Grant I [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, shares issued				200,000
Performance unit grant, remaining life				3 months 18 days
Grant date weighted average price of awards				$ 13.98
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] \| 2017 Grant II [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, shares issued				500,000
Performance unit grant, remaining life				1 year 6 months
Grant date weighted average price of awards				$ 13.61
Performance awards performance period				3 years
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of common shares outstanding			50.00%
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] \| Common Stock [Member] \| Tranche One [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of common shares vested			50.00%
Common stock vested, date				Apr. 14, 2015
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan Performance UG II [Member] \| Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common Stock, shares issued	300,000
Description of value of units granted under the plan				The calculation of the value of the units granted under the 2015 Performance Unit Grant is based solely on our TSR relative to the Relative Shareholder Return.
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan Performance UG II [Member] \| Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payout range	33.00%
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan Performance UG II [Member] \| Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PSUs) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payout range	200.00%