Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Current Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Leverage Ratio, Measurement Period

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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage, Basis Spread On Stated Rate

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Automatic Decrease In Borrowing Capacity

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Number Of Optional Redeterminations

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

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16))
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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Long-Term Debt (Details) - Line of Credit	Dec. 28, 2016 USD ($) Redetermination	Oct. 11, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 10, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2014 USD ($)
Predecessor \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment amount					$ 65,000,000.0
Predecessor \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base amount				$ 140,000,000
Commitment amount					500,000,000.0
Line of credit outstanding				124,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity				15,600,000
Predecessor \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment amount					$ 15,000,000.0
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 400,000
Successor \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base amount	$ 250,000,000	$ 200,000,000.0
Number of optional borrowing base redeterminations \| Redetermination	2
Borrowing base redeterminations, automatic decrease in borrowing capacity unless waived by lenders	25.00%
Basis points added to LIBOR rate to determine base rate	1.00%
Commitment fee on unused amounts	0.50%
Line of credit outstanding			$ 0
Remaining borrowing capacity			249,600,000
Successor \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, minimum current ratio	1
Successor \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, maximum leverage ratio, measurement period	12 months
Debt instrument, covenant, maximum leverage ratio	4
Successor \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 400,000
LIBOR \| Successor \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%	2.25%
LIBOR \| Successor \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.25%	3.25%
Federal Funds Rate [Member] \| Successor \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
One-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Successor \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
One-Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Successor \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%