Long-term Debt - Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Apr. 28, 2016
Obligations
Total debt	$ 157,339	$ 158,790
Costs associated with issuances of debt	(4,883)	(5,137)
Current portion of long-term debt and lease obligations	(12,966)	(14,581)
Non-current portion of long-term debt and lease obligations	144,373	144,209
Senior secured second-priority notes [Member] \| Senior secured second-priority lien notes (maturing December 15, 2021) [Member]
Obligations
Total debt	120,569	120,569	$ 120,600
Senior secured second-priority notes [Member] \| Senior secured third-priority lien notes (maturing May 15, 2018) [Member]
Obligations
Total debt	28,497	28,497	$ 28,500
Revolving credit facility [Member]
Obligations
Total debt	10,000	10,000
Equipment capital leases [Member]
Obligations
Total debt	2,304	3,446
Other debt [Member]
Obligations
Total debt	$ 852	$ 1,415

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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