The increase (decrease) during the period in capital lease obligations due to entering into new capital leases.

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Cash amount of reorganization items.

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The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes.

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Amount of cash paid for interest. Includes, but is not limited to, payment to settle zero-coupon bond attributable to accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98513485&loc=d3e4297-108586

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (e)
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Note 11 - Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures - Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Cash paid for interest		$ 664
Income taxes paid (refunded)		(542)
Non-cash investing and financing activity:
Change in accrued capital expenditures		$ (5,869)
Predecessor [Member]
Cash paid for interest			$ 14,613
Income taxes paid (refunded)			(154)
Reorganization items, cash, fresh start adjustments	$ (21,657)
Non-cash investing and financing activity:
Change in accrued capital expenditures			$ 1,491