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Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)					9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Oct. 23, 2014	Apr. 02, 2014	Nov. 15, 2013	Mar. 20, 2013	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
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Long-term Line of Credit, Noncurrent					$ 85,276,000				$ 0
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Apr. 01, 2020
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium					6,133,000				7,017,000
Interest Paid					26,358,000	$ 23,247,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount					5,035,000
Outstanding Checks					$ 44,941,000				$ 72,147,000
6.75% Notes
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 550,000
Debt instrument, stated interest rate		6.75%	6.75%	6.75%	6.75%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Apr. 01, 2020
Proceeds from Offering				$ 537,600,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Date, One					Apr. 01, 2016
Debt Instrument, Redemption Date, Two					Apr. 01, 2017
Debt Instrument, Redemption Date, Latest For Redemption At Face Amount					Apr. 01, 2018
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Redemption Date One					103.375%
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Redemption Date Two					101.688%
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Redemption Date, Latest For Redemption At Face Amount					100.00%
Debt Instrument, Percentage Redeemable Redemption Date, Additional					106.75%
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price Redemption Date, Additional					35.00%
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Change In Ownership Control					101.00%
11% Notes
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate				11.00%
Loss on redemption of notes							$ 55,588,000
6.75% Notes issued in November 2013
Debt [Line Items]
Additional borrowing face amount			$ 110,000,000
Proceeds from Offering			111,925,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium			4,125,000
Expense Related to Distribution or Servicing and Underwriting Fees			$ 2,200,000
6.75% Notes Issued in April 2014
Debt [Line Items]
Additional borrowing face amount		$ 75,000,000
Proceeds from Offering		77,452,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium		3,938,000
Expense Related to Distribution or Servicing and Underwriting Fees		$ 1,500,000
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC
Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net	$ 100,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit				$ 225,000,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 325,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Description				Dec. 31, 2018
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| Base Rate
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	1.00%							1.00%
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated interest rate	1.75%				1.75%