Derivative Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Number of interest rate swap agreements	6
Number of fuel hedge agreements	3
Ineffectiveness recognized on the fuel hedge \| $	$ 0	$ 0

Number of interest rate derivative instruments held by the entity at the reporting date.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1B

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56946850&loc=SL5580258-113959

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1A

-Subparagraph (d)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56946850&loc=SL5579245-113959

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