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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property.

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Amount of interest capitalized during the period.

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Property and Equipment, Net (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment, Net (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
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Interest Costs, Capitalized During Period			400,000	600,000	2,100,000
Property, Plant And Equipment Net [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Interest Costs, Capitalized During Period			300,000	300,000	200,000
Equipment and vehicles [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	765,971,000		767,313,000	765,971,000
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Property and equipment	170,442,000		172,081,000	170,442,000
Land and land improvements [Member]
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Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment	83,494,000		82,655,000	83,494,000
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Property and equipment	70,156,000		70,820,000	70,156,000
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