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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Period of Default when Due of Interest

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes Outstanding After Redemption

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Conforming borrowing base.

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Line of credit additional interest rate.

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Percentage of reserves required to maintain.

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Repay deficit in agreement period.

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Revolving credit agreement.

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Revolving credit agreement.

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Amount of long-term debt due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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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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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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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion 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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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Revolving Credit Agreement (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Revolving Credit Agreement (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Apr. 14, 2015	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 25, 2016	Oct. 21, 2015	Oct. 16, 2015	Feb. 27, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 13, 2014	Sep. 28, 2012
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
The borrowing base under the Credit Agreement determined			semi-annually
Conforming borrowing base						$ 375,000,000			$ 375,000,000
Senior unsecured notes payable			$ 391,254,000					$ 0
Repayments of borrowings under Credit Agreement			$ 465,000,000
Repay deficit in agreement Period			6 months
Borrowings under Credit Agreement			$ 0					338,199,000
Borrowings interest rate	50.00%
Outstanding letters of credit			600,000
Deferred loan costs			1,800,000
Recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, current liabilities, long-term debt							$ 12,500,000
Short-term debt							$ 12,000,000
Third amended credit agreement [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Company amended and restated its senior secured revolving credit agreement		September 28, 2012
Senior secured revolving credit maximum facility										$ 400,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity, amended			$ 500,000,000
Debt to EBITDA ratio covenant			4.25
Percentage of reserves required to maintain			100.00%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowings under Credit Agreement				$ 0
Outstanding letters of credit				$ 600,000
LIBOR rate [Member] \| Third amended credit agreement [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowings interest rate			1.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Third amended credit agreement [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Current borrowing capacity									$ 450,000,000
Commitment fee percentage			0.50%
Minimum [Member] \| Third amended credit agreement [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Commitment fee percentage			0.375%
Minimum [Member] \| Base rate loan [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional interest rate			0.50%
Eurodollar [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Third amended credit agreement [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional interest rate			2.50%
Eurodollar [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Third amended credit agreement [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional interest rate			1.50%
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior unsecured notes payable	$ 400,000,000							$ 0
Stated interest rate	6.875%				6.875%
Maturity date	Apr. 15, 2023
Percentage of principal amount redeemed	35.00%
Percentage of aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding after redemption	65.00%
Percentage of principal amount outstanding	25.00%
Period of default when due of interest	30 days
Period after notice to comply with reporting obligations	180 days
Period after notice to comply with agreements in indenture	60 days
Aggregate principal amount related to payment defaults or accelerations	$ 25,000,000.0
Amount of failure to pay final judgments	$ 25,000,000.0
Period for failure to pay final judgments	60 days
Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member] \| Third amended credit agreement [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Borrowings interest rate			0.50%
Base rate loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Third amended credit agreement [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Additional interest rate			1.50%
Debt Redemption, 2018 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement [Line Items]
Redemption Price, Percentage	105.156%
Revolving Credit Agreement (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage of principal amount redeemed	106.875%
Debt Redemption, 2019 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement [Line Items]
Redemption Price, Percentage	103.438%
Debt Redemption, 2020 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement [Line Items]
Redemption Price, Percentage	101.719%
Debt Redemption, 2021 and thereafter [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Revolving Credit Agreement [Line Items]
Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%