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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
Related party sales	$ 10,972
Common shares paid as stock dividend (in shares)	9.0
Dividends paid as cash dividend (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19
Dividends paid as stock dividend (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35

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