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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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 unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement on unsold other securities.

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Cash Equivalents And Restricted Cash And Securities (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and securities	$ 44,827	$ 32,413	$ 37,588	$ 33,375
Gains or losses realized on cash equivalents	$ 0	$ 0
On-X Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Amended Debt Agreement [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Credit facility, maturity date	Jan. 20, 2021
Restricted Cash And Securities [Member] \| Cash [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and securities			$ 5,000
Gains or losses realized on cash equivalents
Restricted Cash And Securities [Member] \| Cash [Member] \| No Maturity Date [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and securities			$ 5,000
Restricted Cash And Securities [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and securities	$ 812		$ 830
Gains or losses realized on cash equivalents
Restricted Cash And Securities [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Maturity Date Within Three Months [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and securities	$ 241		$ 595
Restricted Cash And Securities [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Maturity Date Between Three Months And One Year [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and securities	$ 571		$ 235
Restricted Cash And Securities [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Maturity Date Between Three Months And One Year [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and securities, period for maturity date	3 months		3 months
Restricted Cash And Securities [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Maturity Date Within Three Months [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and securities, period for maturity date	3 months		3 months
Restricted Cash And Securities [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member] \| Maturity Date Between Three Months And One Year [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and securities, period for maturity date	1 year		1 year