Debt Instrument, Additional Periodic Payment, Principal, Earnings Benchmark, Measurement Period

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Debt Instrument, Additional Periodic Payment, Principal, Percent of Earnings Benchmark

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Debt Instrument, Additional Periodic Payment, Principal, Reduction to Calculated Payment

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Cash Balance Repayment Threshold

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Debt Instrument, Principal Payment, Excess Cash Flow

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Debt Instrument, Principal Payment, Percentage Of Excess Cash Flow

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Not Accessible During Default

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount of interest payable on debt, including, but not limited to, trade payables.

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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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Amount of the required periodic payment applied to principal.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2017	Oct. 17, 2016	Mar. 01, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs		$ 125,000	$ 197,000
Amortization of financing costs		$ 72,000	87,000
Comerica Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal payments, excess cash flow, percent		50.00%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		12.00%
Promissory Note \| SRS Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage						15.00%
Debt instrument, covenant, cash balance repayment threshold		200.00%
Note payable, face value		$ 1,785,000
Interest payable, current and noncurrent		565,000
Promissory Note \| SRS Note \| Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest payable, current and noncurrent				$ 752,000
Promissory Note \| SRS Note \| Principal payment terms, period 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal		$ 50,000
Debt instrument, additional periodic payment, principal, earnings benchmark, measurement period		3 months
Debt covenant, additional principal payments, adjusted base EBITDA		$ 1,500,000
Promissory Note \| SRS Note \| Principal payment terms, period 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, additional periodic payment, principal, earnings benchmark, measurement period		6 months
Debt covenant, additional principal payments, adjusted base EBITDA		$ 3,000,000
Debt covenant, additional principal payments, adjusted base EBITDA, percent		40.00%
Main Street Capital Corporation \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving loan facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 11,000,000
Senior Notes		9,000,000
Total of periodic principal payments		0	0
Main Street Capital Corporation \| Main Street Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving loan facility, maximum borrowing capacity		2,000,000			$ 2,000,000
Revolving loan facility, maximum borrowing capacity, not available during default		2,000,000
Total of periodic principal payments		400,000
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		$ 0	$ 613,000
Debt instrument, principal payment, excess cash flow	$ 244,000