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Debt Instrument Repurchase Price Percentage On Principal Amount Plus Accrued And Unpaid Interest Following change Of Control

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Debt Purchase Price Percent Of Principal Amount

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Debt Services Coverage Ratio

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Maximum consolidated leverage ratio ceiling.

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Maximum consolidated senior secured leverage ratio.

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Maximum period for redemption on senior note.

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Minimum amount outstanding after redemption.

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Minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio floor.

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Percentage redeemable.

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Redemption price percentage of senior note.

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Secured Revolving Credit Facility

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 15, 2011	Jun. 30, 2014 Alternate Base Rate Loans Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Alternate Base Rate Loans Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Eurodollar Loans Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Eurodollar Loans Maximum [Member]	Jun. 13, 2011 7.75% Senior Notes due 2019	Jun. 30, 2014 7.75% Senior Notes due 2019	Dec. 31, 2011 7.75% Senior Notes due 2019 Maverick Companies	Feb. 15, 2011 7.75% Senior Notes Due 2019 on and after February 15 2015	Feb. 15, 2011 7.75% Senior Notes Due 2019 Prior To February 15 2014	Jun. 30, 2014 7.75% Senior Notes Due 2022	Jun. 30, 2014 11.625% Senior Notes Due 2014	Jun. 30, 2014 7.125% Senior Notes Due 2016	Jun. 30, 2014 March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 through June 30, 2014 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 September 30, 2014 and each fiscal quarter thereafter [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of senior notes								$ 200.0	$ 275.0					$ 464.6
Interest rate									7.75%				7.75%	11.625%	7.125%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date									Feb. 15, 2019				Oct. 15, 2022
Deb tInstrument Maturity Year														2014	2016
Senior notes, aggregate principal amount								475.0					300.0
Debt instrument, purchase price as a percentage of principal amount								101.00%	100.00%
Portion of the net proceeds from the offering to be funded										186.3
Debt instrument, redemption price									100.00%				100.00%
Percent redeemable									35.00%				35.00%
Redemption price percentage of senior note									107.75%				107.75%
Minimum amount outstanding after redemption									65.00%				65.00%
Maximum period for redemption on senior note (in days)									90 days				90 days
Debt instrument, repurchase price, percentage on principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest									101.00%				101.00%
Secured revolving credit facility	250.0		225.0								165.0	30.0
Increase in total credit	100.0
Marginal interest rate				1.50%	2.50%	2.50%	3.50%
Commitment fee	0.50%
Minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio floor	2.50
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio ceiling																4.25		4.00
Maximum consolidated senior secured leverage ratio																	1.75	2.00
Revolver
Letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement	37.7
Total Available Credit under the agreement	$ 212.3
Minimum Debt service coverage ratio	1.05