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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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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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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Debt, Commitments and Contingencies - Debt (Details)		12 Months Ended
Debt, Commitments and Contingencies - Debt (Details)	Mar. 08, 2017 USD ($) business_unit	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 10, 2016 USD ($)
Subsequent Event \| Connect And Piper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of business units acquired \| business_unit	2
Total consideration	$ 148,500,000
Cash paid to acquire business	81,500,000
Amounts drawn under senior line of credit	$ 67,000,000
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity				$ 50,000,000.0	$ 75,000,000.0
Long-term debt		$ 6,700,000	$ 6,700,000
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 125,000,000.0
Consolidated leverage ratio covenant (not to exceed)				2.50	3.00
Effective interest rate (percent)		2.82%	2.63%	2.62%
Consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio covenant (at least)		1.25
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused line commitment fee (percent)				0.20%
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused line commitment fee (percent)				0.25%
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		0.50%
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Leverage Ratio (less than or equal to)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio		1.00
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Leverage Ratio (greater than or equal to, but less than) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio		1.00
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Leverage Ratio (greater than or equal to, but less than) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio		2.00
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Leverage Ratio (less than)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio		2.00
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Noncurrent Liabilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 6,700,000
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Less Than 1.00 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)			2.25%	2.25%
Unused line commitment fee (percent)		2.00%
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Greater Than Or Equal To 1.00 But Less Than 2.00 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		2.25%	2.50%	2.50%
Line of Credit \| 2014 Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Greater Than Or Equal To 2.00 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		2.50%	2.75%	2.75%