Contingent Consideration, Fair Value

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479

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For contingent consideration arrangements and indemnification assets recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the low-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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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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Fair value portion of notes payable.

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Fair Value Disclosures - Carrying and Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 23, 2015
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Stated interest rate (percent)				6.00%
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability	$ (116,000)	$ 0	$ 0
7.50% Notes [Member]
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Stated interest rate (percent)	7.50%
7.5% Senior Exchange Convertible Notes [Member]
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Stated interest rate (percent)	7.50%
6.00% Notes [Member]
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Stated interest rate (percent)	6.00%
Carrying Amount [Member]
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Contingent Consideration, Fair Value	$ 7,083,000	2,404,000
Carrying Amount [Member] \| Notes and Senior Exchange Convertible Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	46,793,000	99,956,000
Carrying Amount [Member] \| 8.50% Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	195,495,000	194,265,000
Carrying Amount [Member] \| 6.00% Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	78,558,000	0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Contingent Consideration, Fair Value	7,083,000	2,404,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] \| Notes and Senior Exchange Convertible Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	45,389,000	99,040,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] \| 8.50% Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	199,000,000	193,000
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] \| 6.00% Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	75,368,000	$ 0
Minimum [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Contingent consideration, low end of range	7,000,000
Maximum [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Contingent consideration, high end of range	7,100,000
Bonterra and Royal Oak [Member]
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability	$ 200,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	6.80%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Notes, mortgage notes and other debt [Abstract]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	11.80%