Capital Lease Term

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Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Years Eleven Through Fifteen

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Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due in Years Sixteen Through Twenty

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[Line Items] for Schedule of Capital and Operating Leased Assets [Table]

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- Definition

Amount before accumulated depreciation of leased physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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The total charge for the use of long-lived depreciable assets subject to a lease meeting the criteria for capitalization.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455314&loc=d3e45014-112735

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 10
-Section 55
-Paragraph 40
-Subparagraph (Note 2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6584154&loc=d3e38371-112697

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Lease Obligations (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Lease Obligations (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2002	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 CAD	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule of Capital and Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense		$ 1.1	$ 1.3	$ 1.3
Term of capital lease (in years)	20 years
Future minimum annual payments due under sale leaseback until April 2017 \| CAD					CAD 409,500
Future minimum annual payments due under sale leaseback from May 2017 until April 2022 \| CAD					CAD 452,340
Property and Equipment [Member]
Schedule of Capital and Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Assets recorded under capital lease obligations			2.7			$ 2.8
Accumulated depreciation related to assets under capital lease obligations			$ 1.6			$ 1.8