Minimum interest rate margin added to a specified base rate to determine total interest rate on borrowings.

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Maximum interest rate margin added to the LIBOR rate to determine total interest rate on borrowings.

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Maximum commitment fee to be paid on the unused portion of the commitments under the Credit Facility.

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[Line Items] for Long-Term Debt Additional Disclosures [Table]

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Percentage that the prepayment penalty percentage is reduced over time

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Debt Additional Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May. 09, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Feb. 05, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jul. 01, 2015	Apr. 02, 2015
Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Long-Term Debt Additional Disclosures [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				2.60%		5.30%
Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] \| Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Long-Term Debt Additional Disclosures [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Current		$ 627
Notes Payable, Noncurrent		13,892
Notes Payable		14,519		$ 14,671
Collateralized Debt Obligations [Member] \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member]
Long-Term Debt Additional Disclosures [Line Items]
Prepayment penalty reduced rate					1.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Senior Debt Obligations [Member]
Long-Term Debt Additional Disclosures [Line Items]
Senior Notes		131,750		$ 85,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 250,000
Pledged Financial Instruments, Not Separately Reported, Securities for Letter of Credit Facilities		$ 1,860
Long-term Line of Credit			$ 150,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Additional Margin Minimum			0.75%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Margin Maximum			1.75%
Debt Instrument, interest rate margin LIBOR minimum			1.75%
Debt Instrument, interest rate margin LIBOR maximum			2.75%
Debt Instrument, unused line fee minimum			0.30%
Debt Instrument, unused line fee maximum			0.50%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member] \| Senior Debt Obligations [Member]
Long-Term Debt Additional Disclosures [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 196,750