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Income Taxes (Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation) (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2009
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| Income Taxes [Abstract] | |||
| Expected income tax expense (benefit) based on U.S. statutory tax rate of 35% | $ 1,502 | $ 1,249 | $ (1,584) |
| Assumed repatriations | 725 | 144 | 55 |
| State income taxes | 70 | 31 | (99) |
| Taxation on Canadian operations | (91) | (60) | (31) |
| Other | (50) | (129) | (114) |
| Total income tax expense (benefit) | $ 2,156 | $ 1,235 | $ (1,773) |
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The sum of the current income tax expense or benefit and the deferred income tax expense or benefit pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to total foreign income tax expense or benefit. The foreign income tax expense or benefit difference represents the income tax expense or benefit at applicable domestic statutory income tax rates applied to foreign earnings or loss for the period versus the foreign income tax expense or benefit calculated by applying the appropriate foreign tax rates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The amount of income tax expense or benefit for the period computed by applying the domestic federal statutory tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to the repatriation of foreign earnings in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to state and local income tax expense or benefit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The component of income tax expense representing amounts paid or payable (or refundable) which are classified as "income taxes" as determined by applying the provisions of enacted tax law to other than the taxable Income or Loss from continuing operations for the period. Items affecting income taxes and required to be disclosed, but not included elsewhere, would also be designated as "Other". Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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