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Required Ebitda to Financial Costs Minimum

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Long-term Debt Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long-term Debt Narrative (Details)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) payments	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 CLP	May 01, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		$ 3,000,000
Amortization of financing costs and discounts		1,100,000	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,200,000
Notes Receivable			432,200,000
Impact of foreign currency exchange rates		2,000,000	(2,800,000)	2,500,000
Impact of UF change		3,800,000	800,000	1,700,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 200,000,000	200,000,000
Line of Credit Capacity, Sublimit for Letters of Credit	$ 60,000,000	$ 60,000,000
Capitalization Ratio, Maximum	40.00%	40.00%			40.00%
Required debt to equity ratio maximum		1
Required EBITDA to financial costs minimum		3
Loss on early debt extinguishment		$ (17,300,000)	$ 0	0
Debt, weighted average interest rate	5.10%	5.10%	4.00%		5.10%
Interest paid, net		$ 27,200,000	$ 36,900,000	$ 30,800,000
Senior notes payable 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	$ 23,400,000	23,400,000	23,100,000
Amount of loan issuance	348,600,000	348,600,000
Notes Payable	22,000,000	22,000,000
Notes Receivable	$ 22,200,000	$ 22,200,000
Amount of indebtedness liable for in event of default of notes receivable collateral	10.00%	10.00%			10.00%
Debt, interest rate, stated percentage	7.30%	7.30%			7.30%
Chilean term credit facility, maturing 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of loan issuance	$ 39,000,000	$ 39,000,000			CLP 943,543.7391
Repayments of Debt		6,800,000
Impact of foreign currency exchange rates		1,000,000.0
Impact of UF change		$ 300,000
Debt, interest rate, stated percentage	3.90%	3.90%			3.90%
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital	2.5	2.5			2.5
Number of future semi-annual payments \| payments		16
Brazilian export financing facility, maturing 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt		$ 2,000,000
Debt, interest rate, stated percentage	6.65%	6.65%			6.65%
Number of future semi-annual payments \| payments		10,000,000
Senior unsecured notes, maturing 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost		$ 2,900,000
Amount of loan issuance	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Debt, interest rate, stated percentage	7.50%	7.50%			7.50%	7.50%
Loss on early debt extinguishment		$ 17,400,000
Senior unsecured notes, maturing 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of debt	$ 344,300,000	344,300,000	366,000,000
Amount of loan issuance	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Debt, interest rate, stated percentage	4.90%	4.90%			4.90%	4.875%
Non-recourse notes payable 2018 (repaid 2016) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	$ 368,700,000
Senior Notes 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Receivable	0	$ 0
Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, interest rate description		.005
Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, interest rate description		.025
Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, interest rate description		.0075
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
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Line of credit facility, interest rate description		.01
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, interest rate description		.035
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, interest rate description		.0175
Other Commitments [Domain] \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, interest rate description		.00625
Other Commitments [Domain] \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, interest rate description		.003
Minimum unrestricted cash and cash equivalents after Ainsworth acquisition
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Debt instrument, covenant description		200
Non-recourse notes payable 2018 (repaid 2016) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of loan issuance	$ 368,700,000	$ 368,700,000
Notes Receivable			$ 410,000,000
Senior unsecured notes, maturing 2020 [Member]
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Repayments of Debt		$ 262,400,000