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Debt Instrument, Fronting Fee Per Annum, Basis Points

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Interest At Libor Plus Basis Points

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The interest coverage ratio is calculated by dividing a company's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of one period by the company's interest expenses of the same period.

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Interest Rate Addition To Base Rate

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Leverage Ratio funded debt divided by EBITDAP.

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Line Of Credit Facility Agreement Percentage Of Outstanding Non Voting Capital Stock

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Percentage Of Debt Securities Amortized Cost Based

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Revolving Credit Facilities Net

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Revolving Loan Facilities to Finance Leveraged Buyout

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Long-term senior debt.

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Standby Letter Of Credit

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Value Of Swingline Loan Subfacility

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Voting Interest

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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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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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Long-term Debt - Narrative - Senior Credit Facility (Details)		3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended
	May. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior debt		$ 90,600,000	$ 90,600,000	$ 91,800,000	$ 93,100,000
Term Loan Due Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior debt		91,300,000	91,300,000	92,500,000
Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interests owned or held by the loan parties	65.00%
Percentage of non-voting stock owned or held by the loan parties	100.00%
Outstanding letters of credit		$ 44,100,000	$ 44,100,000	$ 44,100,000
Interest rate addition to base rate		2.50%	2.50%
Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio			2.40
Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving loan facilities to finance leveraged buyout			$ 150,000,000.0
Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Till November 30, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio			4.25
Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Thereafter [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio			4.00
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee basis points		0.50%
Interest at LIBOR plus basis points		2.50%
Debt instrument, fronting fee per annum, basis points		0.25%
Aerojet Rocketdyne, Aerojet Rocket of DE, Inc., Arde and Arde-Barinco [Member] \| Third Amendment [Member] \| Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility aggregate principal amount	$ 200,000,000.0
Standby letters of credit	100,000,000.0
Swingline loans	5,000,000.0
Term loan facility principal amount	$ 100,000,000.0
Aerojet Rocketdyne, Aerojet Rocket of DE, Inc., Arde and Arde-Barinco [Member] \| Third Amendment [Member] \| Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan facility amortize percentage	5.00%