Debt, Floor Interest Rate

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Monthly Payments at Debt Capacity

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Debt Instrument, Term

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Debt, Leverage Ratio

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Discount on debt.

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Ratio Of Consolidated Net Debt To Consolidated Adjusted Earnings Before Income Tax Depreciation And Amortization

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Ratio of consolidated net debt to consolidated adjusted earnings before income tax depreciation and amortization current year.

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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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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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Transactions (Senior Secured Term Loan Refinancing) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended							0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended									0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Term Loan Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Term Loan Facility [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member]	Jul. 03, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Uncommitted Incremental Loan Facility [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Letter of Credit [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 New Credit Agreement [Member] Delayed Draw [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 Base Rate [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 Base Rate [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 Base Rate [Member] New Credit Agreement [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 Base Rate [Member] New Credit Agreement [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 Base Rate [Member] New Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 Base Rate [Member] New Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 LIBOR [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 LIBOR [Member] New Credit Agreement [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 LIBOR [Member] New Credit Agreement [Member] Term Loan Facility [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 LIBOR [Member] New Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 LIBOR [Member] New Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 03, 2013 LIBOR [Member] New Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan facility borrowing capacity																$ 340,000,000					$ 100,000,000	$ 50,000,000		$ 20,000,000		$ 80,000,000
Debt term (years)																6 years						5 years
Debt, leverage ratio										0.005	0.00375								3.25												0.0225	0.02					0.0325	0.03
Long-term Debt	559,044,000		559,044,000		558,635,000			340,000,000	340,435,000			190,000,000	190,000,000												190,000,000
Discount rate on debt (percent)								4.35%				8.25%													8.25%
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)																													0.50%	2.25%				1.00%	3.25%
Debt description of variable rate basis																																		one-month LIBOR
Debt floor interest rate (percent)																											4.25%	5.25%					2.00%			1.00%
Debt, monthly payments at debt capacity																										1,050,000
Ownership percentage of subsidiaries						50.00%	15.00%							50.00%
Covenant ratio of consolidated total debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, current year																		4.95		4.30
Loss on extinguishment of debt	17,069,000	0	17,069,000	0
Amount outstanding																	337,921,000						0
Actual ratio of consolidated total debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA																	3.70
Repayments of term loan facility debt			340,435,000	6,000,000											80,000,000
Unamortized deferred cost expensed																1,522,000
Accretion of discount on long-term debt			$ 754,000	$ 842,000											$ 3,200,000