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Current Portion Of Deferred Gain On Sale Leaseback Current portion of deferred gain on sale-leaseback Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Debt Disclosure [Text Block] Debt Debt Instrument [Axis] Debt Instrument [Axis] Debt Instrument Basis Spread On Variable Rate Line of credit facility, basis spread on variable rate Debt Instrument Interest Base Rate Debt Instrument Interest Base Rate Prime-based interest rate Debt Instrument Name [Domain] Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual Share Based Payments By Title Of Individual [Axis] Title of Individual [Axis] Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit Deferred taxes, net of valuation allowance Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Gain On Sale Leaseback Transaction Deferred tax assets, deferred gain on sale-leaseback Deferred Tax Assets Gross Deferred tax assets, total Deferred Tax Assets Net Current Deferred income taxes Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent Deferred income taxes Deferred Tax 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Operations Effective income tax rate on income from continuing operations Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition 1 Compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized, weighted average remaining life Entities [Table] Entities [Table] Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Equity Component [Domain] Equity Component [Domain] Equity [Line Items] Equity [Line Items] Equity [Line Items] Fair Value Of Financial Instruments Policy Fair Value of Financial Instruments Federal And State Jurisdiction [Member] Federal And 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