Debt And Financing - Price Grid (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Average Quarterly Excess Capacity, Level I \| ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average quarterly excess capacity	$ 140,000,000
Average Quarterly Excess Capacity, Level I \| ABL Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Average Quarterly Excess Capacity, Level I \| ABL Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Average Quarterly Excess Capacity, Level II \| ABL Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
Average Quarterly Excess Capacity, Level II \| ABL Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
Average Quarterly Excess Capacity, Level III \| ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average quarterly excess capacity	$ 70,000,000
Average Quarterly Excess Capacity, Level III \| ABL Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Average Quarterly Excess Capacity, Level III \| ABL Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
ABL Facility Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Current Quarter	4.25
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Two	4.00
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Three	3.75
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Four	3.75
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Five	3.5
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Six	3.25
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Seven	3.25
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Eight	3.25
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Quarter Nine	3.0
Minimum [Member] \| Average Quarterly Excess Capacity, Level II \| ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average quarterly excess capacity	$ 70,000,000
Maximum [Member] \| Average Quarterly Excess Capacity, Level II \| ABL Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average quarterly excess capacity	$ 140,000,000

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