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Long Term Debt, Percentage of Principal Amount Funded

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

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

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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 of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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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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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Long-Term Debt and Senior Subordinated Credit Facility - Incremental Term Loan - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 11, 2013	Jun. 03, 2013	Jun. 01, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 19, 2015	Dec. 02, 2013	Dec. 31, 2009
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 17,069,000						$ 26,018,000
Accretion of discount on long-term debt						$ 481,000	$ 447,000	$ 1,013,000
New Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity											$ 120,000,000
Credit facility, available borrowings						25,700,000
Revolving credit facility						19,500,000	$ 2,000,000
New Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			5.25%
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility						4,800,000
Term Loan Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			4.25%
First Amendment to New Credit Agreement \| Committed Incremental Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity	$ 70,000,000									$ 70,000,000
Principal amount funded (percent)	99.00%
Debt instrument, periodic payment					$ 1,225,000
Second Amendment to New Credit Agreement \| New Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity									$ 50,000,000
Second Amendment to New Credit Agreement \| Committed Incremental Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity									$ 30,000,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment				$ 1,300,000
New Credit Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
New Credit Agreement \| New Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000
New Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity		$ 20,000,000
New Credit Agreement \| Committed Incremental Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility borrowing capacity	$ 70,000					70,000				$ 70,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment						1,050,000
Percentage of ownership from investees (percent)	50.00%
Loss on extinguishment of debt						3,817,000
Unamortized deferred costs and associated discount						1,721,000
Accretion of discount on long-term debt						$ 2,025,000
New Credit Agreement \| Committed Incremental Term Loan \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
New Credit Agreement \| Committed Incremental Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.25%
LIBOR floor	1.00%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Actual ratio of consolidated total debt to Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA						4.10%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.25%
New Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.25%