Long-Term Debt - Cash Convertible Senior Notes (Details) - 2.125% Cash convertible senior notes due 2019 - USD ($)		1 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible senior notes issued and settled	$ 30,000,000.0	$ 200,000,000
Stated interest rate		2.125%	2.125%
Option to purchase additional principal		$ 30,000,000
Deferred financing costs		$ 8,800,000

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Issued and Settled

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- Definition

Debt Instrument, Option to Purchase Additional Principal

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- Definition

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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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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, before 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
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