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Prepayment % for asset sales and casualty events

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Additional Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Additional Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Apr. 01, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, current maturities	$ 100,000	$ 50,000
Debt discount				$ 2,300
Debt Issuance Cost	0	0	$ 20,747
Amortization of debt issuance costs	3,947	3,344	$ 5,848
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount				3,951
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 593,850	668,850		820,000
Senior unsecured notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					6.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
Minimum redemption price on or after April 1, 2017	100.00%
Maximum redemption price on or after April 1, 2017	104.50%
Redemption price, change of control	101.00%
Event of default percentage	25.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 360,000	360,000
ABL Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Borrowing Capacity	75,000
Current Borrowing Capacity	60,019
Additional borrowing capacity that may be increased by under ABL	35,000
Letters of credit maximum borrowing capacity	35,000
Swingline loans available	$ 20,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.33%
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 0
Senior secured term loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increased borrowing capacity under certain conditions	$ 225,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.52%
Repayments of Debt	$ 75,000	100,000
Prepayment % of annual excess cash flow	50.00%
Prepayment % for asset sales and casualty events	100.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 233,850	$ 308,850		$ 460,000