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Line of Credit Facility, Amount of Cash to Which Anti-Hoarding Cash Provisions Apply

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Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Liquidity Requirement

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The period of time the borrower has to add additional collateral to the borrowing base in order to cure a borrowing base deficiency.

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Represents the period of time the borrower has to repay any outstanding borrowings in excess of a newly established borrowing base by the lender.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit 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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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Going Concern (Details)				6 Months Ended
Going Concern (Details)	Jun. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 13, 2016 USD ($)	May 13, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 13, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross				$ 1,428,000,000
Consolidated funded debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio				3.75
Fair value of amount outstanding				$ 341,500,000	$ 457,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt				288,336,000			$ 0
Repayments of Lines of Credit	$ 56,800,000
Long-term debt				$ 1,411,200,000			$ 1,061,000,000
Convertible Debt \| 1.75% Senior Notes due 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				1.75%			1.75%
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Liquidity Requirement	125,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount of Cash to Which Anti-Hoarding Cash Provisions Apply	50,000,000
Borrowing base	$ 360,000,000				300,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Outstanding borrowing under bank credit facility				$ 18,300,000	18,300,000
Current portion of long-term debt					$ 175,300,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit		$ 29,200,000	$ 29,200,000
Period in which outstanding amount has to be repaid to cure deficiency				10 days
Period in which bank has to add new properties to borrowing base and has to grant mortgage to banks				30 days
Long-term debt				$ 341,500,000			$ 0
Senior Notes \| 7 1⁄2% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				7.50%			7.50%
4.20% Building Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt				$ 400,000
Long-term debt				$ 11,500,000			$ 11,700,000
Interest rate				4.20%			4.20%
Quarter ended June 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated funded debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	5.25
Quarter ending September 30, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated funded debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	6.50
Quarter ending December 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated funded debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	9.50
Thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated funded debt to consolidated EBITDA ratio	3.75