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Lease financing obligations

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Monthly lease payment

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Number of lease agreements

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Amount of capital lease obligation, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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The increase during the period in capital lease obligations due to entering into new capital leases.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The liability due as of the balance sheet date for leasebacks accounted for using the deposit method.

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Amount of cash inflow after closing and debt issuance costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in financing activities.

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Other amounts the seller-lessee is required to pay under the terms of the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and lease of the property back to the seller, including reimbursements for such items, as utilities, taxes, insurance and common area maintenance.

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Debt (Lease Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended		46 Months Ended
Debt (Lease Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) agreement	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) agreement	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Capital lease and lease financing obligations	$ 38,708	$ 49,761	$ 38,708
Capital lease and lease financing obligations		43,832
Capital lease and lease financing obligations assumed		43,832
Lease financing obligations	20,600	$ 22,800	20,600
Building and Equipment [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease financing obligations	17,500		17,500
Carpathia Hosting, Inc.
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Capital lease and lease financing obligations	18,100		$ 18,100
Capital lease and lease financing obligations				$ 43,832
Capital lease and lease financing obligations assumed	$ 11,200
Number of lease agreements \| agreement	2		2
Lease financing obligations	$ 20,600		$ 20,600
Oustanding financing agreement	1,600		1,600
Deferred gain of lease financing obligations	1,500
Lease financing monthly principal and interest payment			200
Carpathia Hosting, Inc. \| Sale-Leaseback Transaction [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease financing obligations	19,000		19,000
Carpathia Hosting, Inc. \| Tenant Improvement Allowance [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease financing obligations	$ 4,800		$ 4,800
Lease financing expiration date	Feb. 28, 2019
Minimum [Member] \| Carpathia Hosting, Inc.
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease expiration year	2018
Monthly lease payment	$ 200
Maximum [Member] \| Carpathia Hosting, Inc.
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease expiration year	2019
Monthly lease payment	$ 500
Maximum [Member] \| Carpathia Hosting, Inc. \| Tenant Improvement Allowance [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease financing monthly principal and interest payment	$ 100