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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized and the net amount of long-term deferred finance costs capitalized at the end of the reporting period.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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Net amount of long-term deferred finance costs capitalized at the end of the reporting period.

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Debt Schedule Of Components Of Debt (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt Schedule Of Components Of Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jul. 21, 2015	Dec. 30, 2014	Jul. 25, 2012	Jun. 27, 2012	Aug. 25, 2010
Debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 817,564,000	$ 785,078,000
Less current portion	1,706,000	12,349,000
Total long-term debt	815,858,000	772,729,000
Deferred financing fees, net	9,900,000	9,400,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| $400 Million Senior Notes [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 394,450,000	$ 393,961,000
Debt instrument face amount						$ 400,000,000
Debt instrument effective interest rate (percentage)	6.00%	6.00%				6.00%
Deferred financing fees, net	$ 5,500,000	$ 6,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| $250 Million Senior Notes [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 248,492,000	$ 248,262,000
Debt instrument face amount							$ 250,000,000
Debt instrument effective interest rate (percentage)	6.19%	6.19%					6.19%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount and Deferred Finance Costs, Noncurrent, Net	$ 1,500,000	$ 1,700,000
Senior notes, discount							$ 600,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] \| $350 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Total debt	0	$ 127,435,000
Debt instrument face amount					$ 350,000,000
Debt instrument effective interest rate (percentage)		2.17%
Deferred financing fees, net		$ 1,900,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| $450 Million Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 158,863,000	0
Debt instrument face amount			$ 450,000,000
Debt instrument effective interest rate (percentage)	1.72%
Deferred financing fees, net	$ 3,100,000
Collateralized mortgage [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 10,200,000	$ 10,667,000
Debt instrument effective interest rate (percentage)	4.57%	4.57%
Fair value adjustment	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,200,000		$ 1,200,000
Economic Development Loans [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 3,712,000	$ 3,536,000
Debt instrument effective interest rate (percentage)	3.00%	3.00%
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 612,000	$ 1,148,000
Debt instrument effective interest rate (percentage)	3.18%	3.18%
Capital lease maturity year	2016	2016
Other Notes Payable [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,235,000	$ 69,000