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Line Of Credit Facility, Option For Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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

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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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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017	Dec. 23, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accounts receivable			$ 148,444,000		$ 108,655,000
Long-term debt			259,242,000		184,752,000
Capital Leases and Other Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant, minimum unrestricted cash and cash equivalents balances			$ 25,000,000
Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000			$ 120,000,000
Option for additional borrowing capacity on line of credit	$ 50,000,000
Closing payment fee rate	0.375%
Effective interest rate			4.63%
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 45,200,000
Aggregate principal amount			64,000,000		0
Available borrowing capacity			11,500,000
Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 75,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Second A&R Credit Agreement \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		4.50%
Letter of Credit \| Second A&R Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 65,000,000
Swing Line Loan \| Second A&R Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 10,000,000
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			162,525,000		$ 164,175,000
Term Loan \| Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Closing payment fee rate		7.00%
Outstanding borrowings		$ 164,200,000
Stated interest rate		13.50%
Variable Interest Entity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accounts receivable			148,400,000
Long-term debt			$ 64,000,000