The stated principal amount of the debt instrument pursuant to a private offering.

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The issuance percentage of the original principal amount of debt.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which the debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was not tendered and was repurchased.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased pursuant to tender offers.

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The percentage of the outstanding notes that was repurchased pursuant to tender offers.

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The principal amount of the outstanding debt instrument for which the entity commenced tender offers.

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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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 2

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-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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-Section 02

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	May 28, 2013 2014 Notes	Jan. 23, 2013 2014 Notes	May 28, 2013 2017 Notes	Jun. 27, 2013 2017 Notes	May 13, 2013 2017 Notes	May 13, 2013 2017 Notes Maximum	May 16, 2013 2021 Notes	May 28, 2013 2021 Notes	Jun. 27, 2013 Notes2014 Notes and Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2017
Long-term debt
Principal amount of debt purchased or redeemed		$ 65,000		$ 272,706
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		10.25%			10.625%		8.00%
Aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt for which the entity commenced tender offers						223,000
Principal amount of debt under private offering							350,000
Issue price (as a percent)							100.00%
Principal amount of debt repurchased pursuant to tender offers	30,059		187,706
Principal amount of debt issued								350,000
Percentage of outstanding notes repurchased pursuant to tender offers	43.60%		56.90%
Principal amount of debt repurchased that was not tendered			$ 85,000
Redemption price (as a percent)									100.00%