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	Sep. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 03, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
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Refinancing expense	700,000	1,400,000	1,500,000	$ 0
Write-off of existing deferred financing costs		100,000
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Variable interest rate		1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility due August 2017 [Member]
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Debt refinanced		$ 125,000,000
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Face amount		300,000,000
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired					65.00%
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Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired					65.00%
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Face amount	$ 450,000,000		$ 450,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Term Loans due May 2017 [Member]
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Debt refinanced		471,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Secured Credit Agreement Due July 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 400,000,000
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs						$ 600,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member] \| Deferred Charges [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs						$ (600,000)
Senior Notes [Member] \| 4.875% Senior Notes due July 2024 [Member]
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Senior notes, interest rate	4.875%		4.875%			4.875%
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Debt issuance costs						$ 3,500,000
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs						$ (3,500,000)