Equity-Based Compensation - Schedule of Market-Based RSUs (Details) - Market-Based RSUs	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016 item shares
Market-Based RSUs
Vesting period	3 years
February 11, 2013 \| CEO
Market-Based RSUs
Target based Vesting of market-based restricted stock unit	32,500
Number of enumerated peer group companies \| item	20
Options awarded	54,357
February 11, 2013 \| Certain executives and key employees
Market-Based RSUs
Target based Vesting of market-based restricted stock unit	36,750
Number of enumerated peer group companies \| item	20
Options awarded	61,466
February 14, 2014 \| Certain executives and key employees
Market-Based RSUs
Target based Vesting of market-based restricted stock unit	15,071
Number of enumerated peer group companies \| item	15
February 13, 2015 \| Certain executives and key employees
Market-Based RSUs
Target based Vesting of market-based restricted stock unit	24,150
Number of enumerated peer group companies \| item	23
February 16, 2016 \| Certain executives and key employees
Market-Based RSUs
Target based Vesting of market-based restricted stock unit	34,528
Number of enumerated peer group companies \| item	17
Minimum
Market-Based RSUs
Vesting percent	0.00%
Maximum
Market-Based RSUs
Vesting percent	200.00%

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