Debt Pre Payment Penalty

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Leverage ratio.

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- Definition

Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, prior limit.

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- Definition

Minimum percentage of senior secured term loan for interest rate protection.

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- Definition

Percentage of aggregate principal amount outstanding excluding redemption date.

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- Definition

Percentage of aggregate principal amount, redeemable.

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- Definition

Percentage of principal amount redeemed at redemption date.

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Percentage of principal amount redemption price.

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- Definition

Provisions in future incremental borrowings.

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- Definition

Repurchase of senior secured notes purchase price percentage.

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- Definition

Amount of outstanding long-term debt or borrowing associated with any securities or credit agreement for which there has been a default in principal, interest, sinking fund, or redemption provisions, or any breach of covenant that existed at the end of the period and subsequently has not been cured.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

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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- Definition

Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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- Definition

Amount of statutory capital and surplus computed using prescribed or permitted statutory accounting practice.

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- Definition

Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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- Definition

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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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	May. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 17,550,000		$ 17,550,000	$ 0	$ 0
Debt Pre Payment Penalty				11,600,000
Debt issuance costs	$ 1,900,000
Provisions in future incremental borrowings			$ 150,000,000	150,000,000
Amount available for dividend payments under restrictive covenants			176,000	$ 176,000
Minimum percentage of senior secured term loan for interest rate protection				25.00%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio				3.00
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio				1.00
Default in payment of principal, (greater than)			10,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	50,000,000	50,000,000	50,000,000	50,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity prior limit							$ 25,000,000
Outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility			$ 0	0
Six Percent Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs				$ 7,000,000
Percentage of principal amount, redemption price			106.00%	106.00%
Repurchase of senior secured notes purchase price percentage			101.00%	101.00%
Six Percent Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of aggregate principal amount, maximum redeemable				40.00%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed at redemption date				104.50%
Six Percent Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum percentage of aggregate principal amount outstanding, excluding the redemption date			60.00%	60.00%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed at redemption date				100.00%
Interest Rate Option, LIBOR Based [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, margin added			2.75%
Commitment fees on unused portion of facility			0.50%
Interest Rate Option, Base Rate Based [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, margin added			1.75%
Letter Of Credit Subfacility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured notes, aggregate principal amount issued			$ 210,000,000	$ 210,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| Six Percent Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured notes, aggregate principal amount issued	$ 230,000,000	$ 230,000,000
Interest rate			6.00%	6.00%