The percentage of ownership the holding company owns the guarantors.

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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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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 23, 2017	Apr. 12, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest owned by the holding company	100.00%
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| 6.75% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Issuance of private placement, principal amount		$ 200,000,000.0
Interest rate		6.75%
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| 8.75% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Issuance of private placement, principal amount			$ 200,000,000.0
Interest rate			8.75%