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Description of minimum financial levels (for example, tangible net worth and working capital) and achievement of certain financial ratios (for example, working capital ratio and debt service coverage ratio), and adherence to certain clauses which generally require or restrict certain actions (for example, entering into a debt arrangement with equal or greater seniority, and selling or discontinuing a certain business segment or material subsidiary) to be in compliance with the covenant clauses of the debt agreement. May also include a discussion of the adverse consequences that would result if the entity violates or fails to satisfy the covenants.

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Maximum Percentage Available on Line of Credit Due To Exceeded Maximum Leverage Ratio

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Percentage of the face value repurchased.

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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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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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Represents the number of stores.

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Basis of Presentation (Details)	12 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Details)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) club	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) club reporting_unit	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) club segment	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	May 06, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2013 USD ($)
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	150	150	150
Number of reportable segments		1	1	2
Repurchase amount \| $					$ 71,152,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| 2013 Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Repurchased face amount \| $				$ 29,829,000		$ 62,447,000	$ 8,705,000
Repurchase amount \| $				$ 10,947,000		$ 25,978,000	$ 3,787,000
Repurchase amount, percentage of face value				36.70%		41.60%	43.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| 2013 Revolving Loan Facility Maturing November 15, 2018 [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, maximum percentage available on line of credit due to exceeded maximum leverage ratio	25.00%
Unused borrowing capacity based on leverage ratio \| $	$ 11,250,000	$ 11,250,000	$ 11,250,000
Covenant compliance, maximum leverage ratio	4.50	4.50	4.50
Secured Debt [Member] \| 2013 Term Loan Facility Maturing November 15, 2020 [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
2013 Term Loan Facility \| $	$ 202,000,000	$ 202,000,000	$ 202,000,000	$ 275,417,000				$ 325,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member] \| 2013 Revolving Loan Facility Maturing November 15, 2018 [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding \| $	$ 2,851,000	$ 2,851,000	$ 2,851,000
New York Sports Clubs [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	102	102	102
Boston Sports Clubs [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	28	28	28
Washington Sports Clubs [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	12	12	12
Philadelphia Sports Clubs [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	5	5	5
Switzerland Clubs [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	3	3	3
Partially Owned Properties [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	1	1	1
Partially Owned Properties [Member] \| Washington Sports Clubs [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	1	1	1