Debt Instrument, Accrued Paid In Kind Interest

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Debt Instrument, Excess (Shortfall) Carrying Value

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

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

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt - Face Value to Carrying Value Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 27, 2016	Feb. 17, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jul. 03, 2013	Aug. 19, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	$ 280,295,000			$ 350,000,000
Senior Notes \| 10% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	22,650,000			350,000,000	$ 200,000,000	$ 150,000,000
Deferred Financing Costs	(112,000)			(2,992,000)
Excess (shortfall) Carrying Value	0			0
Carrying Value	22,538,000		$ 135,600,000
Senior Notes \| 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	14,177,000			0
Deferred Financing Costs	(109,000)			0
Excess (shortfall) Carrying Value	1,218,000			0
Carrying Value	15,286,000			0
Payment in Kind (PIK) Note \| 10% Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	243,468,000			0
Deferred Financing Costs	0			0
Excess (shortfall) Carrying Value	(605,000)			0
Accrued PIK Interest	243,000			0
Carrying Value	$ 243,106,000			$ 0
Private Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation \| Senior Notes \| 10% Senior Secured Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Excess (shortfall) Carrying Value			$ 13,900,000
Private Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation \| Payment in Kind (PIK) Note \| 10% Senior Secured PIK Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Excess (shortfall) Carrying Value		$ (600,000)