Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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

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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28555-108399

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Debt - Footnotes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 24, 2015
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	5.875%	5.875%	5.875%
Debt issuance costs	$ 13,351	$ 15,437
Term B Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.84%	3.82%
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	$ 2,059	$ 31,230
Term C Loans \| Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.85%
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	$ 22,653
Secured Debt \| Dreamcatcher Credit Facility Due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		4.08%
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	$ 0	$ 80