Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 segment	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting
Number of operating segments									4
Segment Reporting information
Total revenues	$ 121,534,000	$ 119,617,000	$ 126,910,000	$ 136,375,000	$ 129,923,000	$ 149,419,000	$ 142,617,000	$ 150,078,000	$ 504,436,000	$ 572,037,000	$ 570,754,000
(Loss) income before income tax expense	(8,570,000)	181,000	(270,560,000)	8,494,000	(6,358,000)	17,190,000	(234,591,000)	17,131,000	(270,455,000)	(206,628,000)	49,333,000
Identifiable assets	2,196,759,000				2,178,069,000				2,196,759,000	2,178,069,000	2,530,853,000
Capital purchases									33,424,000	22,857,000	19,280,000
Depreciation and amortization									56,493,000	59,057,000	62,373,000
Share-based compensation									15,628,000	20,156,000	18,006,000
Impairment charge on goodwill included in loss before income tax expense			274,285,000		4,282,000		225,035,000		274,285,000	229,317,000	5,375,000
Restructuring charges included in loss before income tax expense	9,499,000				6,754,000		17,678,000		9,499,000	24,432,000	4,062,000
Acquisition-related costs										2,523,000	2,409,000
Long-lived Assets	135,465,000				410,396,000				135,465,000	410,396,000	607,369,000
Write-off of additional capitalized development initiatives											(6,091,000)
U.S. Operations
Segment Reporting information
Total revenues									321,379,000	375,521,000	385,690,000
(Loss) income before income tax expense									(248,101,000)	(222,337,000)	45,000,000
Identifiable assets	1,238,822,000				1,351,062,000				1,238,822,000	1,351,062,000	1,486,022,000
Capital purchases									29,159,000	18,684,000	15,472,000
Depreciation and amortization									44,585,000	47,004,000	50,089,000
Share-based compensation									10,449,000	16,436,000	14,336,000
Impairment charge on goodwill included in loss before income tax expense			274,300,000				225,000,000		245,103,000	225,035,000
Restructuring charges included in loss before income tax expense									6,800,000	22,500,000	2,300,000
Duplicate rent charges in loss before income tax expense									1,400,000
Long-lived Assets	115,726,000				360,309,000				115,726,000	360,309,000	554,879,000
Write-off of additional capitalized development initiatives											6,100,000
U.S. Operations | Majestic
Segment Reporting information
Acquisition-related costs											2,400,000
Canadian Operations
Segment Reporting information
Total revenues									76,913,000	85,550,000	78,479,000
(Loss) income before income tax expense									10,397,000	20,035,000	21,119,000
Identifiable assets	99,625,000				83,453,000				99,625,000	83,453,000	113,356,000
Capital purchases									2,575,000	1,525,000	1,724,000
Depreciation and amortization									3,711,000	2,882,000	2,425,000
Share-based compensation									2,543,000	1,076,000	1,344,000
Restructuring charges included in loss before income tax expense									1,100,000	600,000
Long-lived Assets	7,174,000				6,873,000				7,174,000	6,873,000	7,237,000
European Operations
Segment Reporting information
Total revenues									67,266,000	70,670,000	73,277,000
(Loss) income before income tax expense									(24,350,000)	2,263,000	4,043,000
Identifiable assets	518,335,000				336,454,000				518,335,000	336,454,000	404,789,000
Capital purchases									923,000	1,448,000	1,660,000
Depreciation and amortization									6,918,000	7,636,000	8,169,000
Share-based compensation									2,091,000	1,509,000	1,380,000
Impairment charge on goodwill included in loss before income tax expense									28,481,000
Restructuring charges included in loss before income tax expense									600,000	1,000,000
Long-lived Assets	10,260,000				40,052,000				10,260,000	40,052,000	42,121,000
Asia Pacific Operations
Segment Reporting information
Total revenues									38,878,000	40,296,000	33,308,000
(Loss) income before income tax expense									(8,401,000)	(6,589,000)	(20,829,000)
Identifiable assets	339,977,000				407,100,000				339,977,000	407,100,000	526,686,000
Capital purchases									767,000	1,200,000	424,000
Depreciation and amortization									1,279,000	1,535,000	1,690,000
Share-based compensation									545,000	1,135,000	946,000
Impairment charge on goodwill included in loss before income tax expense									701,000
Restructuring charges included in loss before income tax expense									1,000,000	300,000
Long-lived Assets	2,305,000				3,162,000				2,305,000	3,162,000	3,132,000
Australia
Segment Reporting information
Impairment charge on goodwill included in loss before income tax expense											5,400,000
Japan
Segment Reporting information
Restructuring charges included in loss before income tax expense											$ 2,100,000