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Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

COMMITMENTS [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

Minimum future rental payments for operating leases as of December 31, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

2012	$	3,003
2013	1,134
2014	657
2015	329
2016	173
Thereafter	—

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Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Topic 840

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-Publisher FASB

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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