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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Common Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 03, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Successor Company
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Undistributed net income from operations	$ 12,713		$ 17,693
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	20,004,736		20,009,463
Diluted net income attributable to common shares			20,051,796
Predecessor Company
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Undistributed net income from operations		$ 1,274		$ 696,156	$ (449)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		29,306,374		29,338,329	29,306,374
Diluted net income attributable to common shares		29,306,374		29,338,329	29,306,374
Basic Share \| Successor Company
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Undistributed net income from operations	$ 12,713		$ 17,693
Participation rights of certain warrants in undistributed earnings	0
Basic net income attributable to common shares	$ 12,713		$ 17,693
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	20,005,000		20,009,000
Diluted undistributed net income (loss) per share attributable to common shares	$ 0.64		$ 0.88
Basic Share \| Predecessor Company
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Undistributed net income from operations	$ 1,274			$ 696,156	$ (449)
Participation rights of certain warrants in undistributed earnings	1
Basic net income attributable to common shares	$ 1,273			$ 696,156	$ (449)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	29,306,000			29,338,000	29,306,000
Diluted undistributed net income (loss) per share attributable to common shares	$ 0.04			$ 23.73	$ (0.02)
Diluted Share \| Successor Company
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Undistributed net income from operations	$ 12,713		$ 17,693
Participation rights of certain warrants in undistributed earnings	0
Diluted net income (loss) attributable to common shares	$ 12,713		$ 17,693
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	20,005,000		20,009,000
Effect of dilutive options and restricted share units	65,000		42,000
Diluted net income attributable to common shares	20,070,000		20,051,000
Diluted undistributed net income (loss) per share attributable to common shares	$ 0.63		$ 0.88
Diluted Share \| Predecessor Company
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Undistributed net income from operations	$ 1,274			$ 696,156	$ (449)
Participation rights of certain warrants in undistributed earnings	1
Diluted net income (loss) attributable to common shares	$ 1,273			$ 696,156	$ (449)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	29,306,000			29,338,000	29,306,000
Effect of dilutive options and restricted share units	0			0	0
Diluted net income attributable to common shares	29,306,000			29,338,000	29,306,000
Diluted undistributed net income (loss) per share attributable to common shares	$ 0.04			$ 23.73	$ (0.02)