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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations	35.50%	35.20%
Foreign witholding taxes paid	$ 4.8	$ 16.5
Foreign Withholding Taxes Accrued			$ 2.9

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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