Benefit Plans - Shares Granted to Certain Employees and Trustees (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period (in years)	5 years
Index Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued for services (in shares)	404,466	321,018
Value per share granted (usd per share)	$ 4.53	$ 6.86
Peer Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued for services (in shares)	404,463	321,011
Value per share granted (usd per share)	$ 4.58	$ 6.66
Non-vested Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued for services (in shares)	225,090	170,650
Shares issued for services, value	$ 1,724	$ 1,916
Value per share granted (usd per share)	$ 5.23	$ 7.70
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Measurement period (in years)	3 years
Non-Management Award Grant [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued for services (in shares)	17,500	20,400
Shares issued for services, value	$ 131	$ 209

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Measurement Period

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
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Number of shares issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Number of shares includes, but is not limited to, shares issued for services contributed by vendors and founders.

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