Expansion option to increase credit facility

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Minimum borrowing requirement for the Securitization Program

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Percentage of borrowing base on the Securitization Program used in the computation of the minimum borrowing requirement.

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Percentage of borrowing capacity on the Securitization Program used in the computation of the minimum borrowing requirement.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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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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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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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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Indebtedness (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2016	Apr. 15, 2016	Jul. 01, 2017	Nov. 21, 2014
Securitization Program
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum credit facility amount that can borrow		$ 120,000
Percentage of borrowing capacity on the Securitization Program		80.00%
Percentage of borrowing base on the Securitization Program		100.00%
Minimum borrowing requirement for the Securitization Program			$ 96,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,100,000
Expansion option to increase credit facility	$ 200,000
Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 300,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				5.25%