Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 13 Months Ended
Sep. 07, 2016
May 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument aggregate principal amount       $ 873,733,000   $ 873,733,000 $ 873,733,000  
Gain on exchange of debt     $ 123,960,000 7,811,000 $ 123,960,000      
8.50% Unsecured Senior Notes, Due June 2019                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument aggregate principal amount       $ 189,829,000   $ 189,829,000 $ 189,829,000  
Debt instrument maturity date       Jun. 15, 2019   Jun. 15, 2019    
Debt instrument interest rate       8.50%   8.50% 8.50%  
Debt instrument payment terms       semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15        
Annual effective interest rate       8.30%     8.30%  
9.00%/10.75% Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due May 2020                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument aggregate principal amount       $ 163,007,000   $ 163,007,000 $ 163,007,000  
Debt instrument maturity date       May 15, 2020        
Debt instrument interest rate 9.00%     9.00%     9.00%  
Debt instrument paid in kind interest rate       10.75%     10.75%  
Debt instrument payment terms       Cash interest accrues at 9.00% per annum and is payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year. The Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes contain provisions whereby certain semi-annual interest is added to the principal amount through payment-in-kind instead of being paid in cash in the then current semi-annual period. For the initial interest period ending November 15, 2016, interest could only be paid-in-kind at the annual rate of 10.75%. For interest periods through March 7, 2018, if we so elect, we have the option to pay all or a portion of interest in kind at a rate of 10.75% per annum.        
Debt instrument stated interest rate percentage for payment-in-kind 10.75%              
9.00%/10.75% Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due May 2020 | Minimum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Cash interest payable stub period       Mar. 07, 2018        
9.00%/10.75% Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due May 2020 | Maximum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Cash interest payable stub period       May 15, 2018        
8.50%/10.00% Third Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due June 2021                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument aggregate principal amount       $ 145,897,000   145,897,000 $ 145,897,000  
Debt instrument maturity date       Jun. 15, 2021        
Debt instrument interest rate 8.50%     8.50%     8.50%  
Debt instrument paid in kind interest rate       10.00%     10.00%  
Debt instrument payment terms       The maturity date will accelerate to February 28, 2019 if the remaining Unsecured Senior Notes have not been extended, renewed, refunded, defeased, discharged, replaced or refinanced by February 28, 2019. Cash interest accrues at 8.50% per annum and is payable on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The Third Lien PIK Toggle Notes contain interest provisions whereby certain semi-annual interest is added to the principal amount through payment-in-kind instead of being paid in cash in the then current semi-annual period. For the initial interest period ending December 15, 2016, interest could only be paid in kind at the annual rate of 10.00%. For interest periods through September 7, 2018, if we so elect, we have the option to pay all or a portion of interest in kind at a rate of 10.00% per annum.        
Debt instrument stated interest rate percentage for payment-in-kind 10.00%              
11.00% 1.5 Lien Term Loan, Due November 2019                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument aggregate principal amount       $ 75,000,000   75,000,000 $ 75,000,000  
Debt instrument maturity date       Nov. 15, 2019        
Debt instrument interest rate       11.00%     11.00%  
Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes and the Third Lien PIK Toggle Notes                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Net reduction to long term debt               $ 8,200,000
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Revolving bank credit facility borrowing base       $ 150,000,000     $ 150,000,000  
Revolving bank credit facility maximum lender commitment       $ 150,000,000     150,000,000  
First lien leverage ratio       200.00%        
Outstanding balances on the revolving bank credit facility (including letters of credit)       $ 5,000,000     5,000,000  
Unused portion of the borrowing base commitment fee       0.50%        
Credit agreement expiration date       Nov. 08, 2018        
Revolving bank credit facility borrowings outstanding       $ 0   0 0  
Letters of credit outstanding       300,000   500,000 300,000  
Remaining availability       149,700,000     149,700,000  
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018 | Scenario Covenants                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Maximum unrestricted cash balance if revolver balance is above $5 million       $ 35,000,000     35,000,000  
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018 | Minimum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Current ratio       100.00%        
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018 | Minimum | Eurodollar                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate       3.00%        
Revolving Bank Credit Facility Due November 2018 | Maximum | Eurodollar                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate       4.00%        
11.00% 1.5 Lien Term Loan, Due November 2019                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument maturity date Nov. 15, 2019              
Debt instrument interest rate 11.00%              
Debt instrument payment terms       Interest accrues at 11.00% per annum and is payable quarterly in cash.        
Debt instrument frequency of interest payment in cash       quarterly        
Debt instrument, maturity date, description       1.5 Lien Term Loan on September 7, 2016 with a maturity date of November 15, 2019. The maturity date will accelerate to February 28, 2019 if the remaining Unsecured Senior Notes have not been extended, renewed, refunded, defeased, discharged, replaced or refinanced by February 28, 2019.        
9.00 % Second Lien Term Loan, Due May 2020                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument aggregate principal amount       $ 300,000,000   $ 300,000,000 $ 300,000,000  
Debt instrument maturity date       May 15, 2020   May 15, 2020    
Debt instrument interest rate   9.00%   9.00%   9.00% 9.00%  
Debt instrument payment terms       Interest on the Second Lien Term Loan is payable in arrears semi-annually on May 15 and November 15.        
Debt instrument discount rate   1.00%            
Annual effective interest rate       9.60%     9.60%  
Exchange Transaction                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Gain on exchange of debt     $ 124,000,000   $ 124,000,000      
Deal transaction costs $ 18,900,000              
Common stock issued value per share $ 1.76              
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share     $ 1.33 $ 0.06 $ 1.52      
Additional expense charged to gain on exchange of debt       $ 400,000        
Exchange Transaction | 8.50% Unsecured Senior Notes, Due June 2019                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument aggregate principal amount $ 710,200,000              
Percentage of unsecured senior notes exchanged 79.00%              
Debt instrument maturity date       Jun. 15, 2019        
Exchange Transaction | 8.50% Unsecured Senior Notes, Due June 2019 | Common Stock                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt conversion, common stock shares issued 60.4              
Exchange Transaction | 9.00%/10.75% Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due May 2020                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument aggregate principal amount $ 159,800,000              
Debt instrument maturity date       May 15, 2020        
Exchange Transaction | 9.00%/10.75% Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due May 2020 | Minimum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument interest rate 9.00%              
Exchange Transaction | 9.00%/10.75% Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due May 2020 | Maximum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument paid in kind interest rate 10.75%              
Exchange Transaction | 8.50%/10.00% Third Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due June 2021                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument aggregate principal amount $ 142,000,000              
Debt instrument maturity date       Jun. 15, 2021        
Exchange Transaction | 8.50%/10.00% Third Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due June 2021 | Minimum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument interest rate 8.50%              
Exchange Transaction | 8.50%/10.00% Third Lien PIK Toggle Notes, Due June 2021 | Maximum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument paid in kind interest rate 10.00%              
Exchange Transaction | 11.00% 1.5 Lien Term Loan, Due November 2019                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Debt instrument aggregate principal amount $ 75,000,000              
Debt instrument maturity date       Nov. 15, 2019        
Debt instrument interest rate 11.00%              
Exchange Transaction | 1.5 Lien Term Loan                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest expense recorded for new debt             $ 0