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LONG-TERM DEBT - Equipment Term Loans and Mortgages (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Lender	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2016	Apr. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2015 USD ($)
Repayments of Long-term Debt			$ 220,406,000	$ 16,487,000
Loan balance			294,750,000		$ 272,012,000
Debt issuance cost			14,200,000		4,100,000	$ 14,200,000
Book value recorded under capital leases			22,400,000		24,100,000
Accumulated depreciation			18,300,000		17,000,000
Depreciation expense leased equipment			1,500,000		1,700,000
Equipment term loans
Equipment which collateralizes term loans			$ 36,700,000
Number of lenders \| Lender			18
Interest rate (as a percent)							3.25%
Loan balance			$ 39,433,000		111,882,000
Loan amount								$ 8,800,000	$ 7,800,000
Number of days of adjustment of interest rate and monthly payments			45 days
Equipment term loans \| Maximum
Interest rate (as a percent)			6.80%
Equipment term loans \| Minimum
Interest rate (as a percent)			1.50%
Bank mortgage loan member
Interest rate (as a percent)			3.70%
Loan balance			$ 2,700,000
Monthly installments			15,776
Real estate term loan
Loan balance					13,772,000
Loan amount		$ 14,200,000
Monthly installments			$ 59,109
Number of real estate assets \| item		9
Term loan amortization period			20 years
Debt issuance cost			$ 400,000
Debt issuance cost, amortization period			5 years
Real estate term loan \| LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate		2.75%
Subordinated Debt.
Loan balance					$ 66,443,000
November 1 2017 \| Equipment term loans
Interest rate (as a percent)			2017.00%
November 1 2020 \| Equipment term loans
Interest rate (as a percent)			2.50%
November 2017 And 2020 \| Equipment term loans \| Maximum
Interest rate (as a percent)			3.70%
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp II and HCAC Merger Sub Inc \| Equipment term loans
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 89,488,000
Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp II and HCAC Merger Sub Inc \| Subordinated Debt.
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 67,460,000