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Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Notes payable $ 290,519,000us-gaap_NotesPayable $ 300,822,000us-gaap_NotesPayable  
Other comprehensive (loss) income - change in value of interest rate swaps (2,098,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 10,971,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (8,448,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Interest expense 93,941,000us-gaap_InterestExpense 104,977,000us-gaap_InterestExpense 113,336,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Other comprehensive (loss) income - change in value of interest rate swaps (2,098,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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10,971,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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(8,448,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Interest expense 4,300,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
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Notes Payable      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Notes payable 290,519,000us-gaap_NotesPayable
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300,822,000us-gaap_NotesPayable
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Term loan | Notes Payable      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Interest rate 1.72%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
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Interest Rate Swap      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Number of interest rate swap agreements 2us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld
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Interest Rate Swap | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Interest rate swap liability 3,515,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
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1,417,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
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Interest Rate Swap | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Notional amount $ 275,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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