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Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Accrued Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accrued Expenses |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Payroll and related taxes |  | $ | 16,808 |  |  |  | 11,805 |
Bonuses and commissions |  |  | 16,233 |  |  |  | 14,387 |
Profit sharing contribution |  |  | 7,717 |  |  |  | 5,005 |
Insurance |  |  | 30,548 |  |  |  | 28,067 |
Promotions |  |  | 10,866 |  |  |  | 8,591 |
Sales, real estate, and personal property taxes |  |  | 26,676 |  |  |  | 19,360 |
Vehicle loss reserve and deferred rebates |  |  | 743 |  |  |  | 1,431 |
Legal reserves |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 6,270 |
Other |  |  | 2,271 |  |  |  | 1,496 |
|  | $ | 111,962 |  |  |  | 96,412 |

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