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Equity Incentive Plans (Tables) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |  |
Summary Of Transactions In Stock-Based Compensation Plans | A summary of transactions in our stock-based compensation plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is as follows:
| Shares Available For Grant |  | RSUs |  | Stock Options |  | Restricted Stock
Number Outstanding |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | Number Outstanding |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |  | Number Outstanding |  | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2013 | 14,643,932 |  |  | 2,351,362 |  |  | $ | 14.02 |  |  | 9,355,070 |  |  | $ | 6.90 |  |  | 116,000 |  |  | $ | 9.47 |
Granted | (924,312 | ) |  | 924,312 |  |  | 22.18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Exercised | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,143,544 | ) |  | 6.37 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Vested | — |  |  | (593,671 | ) |  | 15.04 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (86,000 | ) |  | 9.54 |
Canceled | 177,174 |  |  | (97,254 | ) |  | 16.14 |  |  | (79,920 | ) |  | 8.80 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance, September 30, 2013 | 13,896,794 |  |  | 2,584,749 |  |  | $ | 16.63 |  |  | 7,131,606 |  |  | $ | 7.04 |  |  | 30,000 |  |  | $ | 9.30 |
| A summary of transactions in our stock-based compensation plans is as follows:
| Shares Available For Grant |  | RSUs |  | Stock Options |  | Restricted Stock
Number Outstanding |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |  | Number Outstanding |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Number Outstanding |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2010 | 7,285,606 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 18,658,814 |  |  | $ | 4.41 |  |  | 404,000 |  |  | $ | 9.50 |
Granted | (3,423,066 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,423,066 |  |  | 9.98 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Exercised | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5,516,310 | ) |  | 2.53 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Vested | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (96,000 | ) |  | 9.51 |
Cancelled | 417,640 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (417,640 | ) |  | 8.06 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance, December 31, 2010 | 4,280,180 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 16,147,930 |  |  | $ | 6.14 |  |  | 308,000 |  |  | $ | 9.50 |
Granted | (1,643,348 | ) |  | 1,643,348 |  |  | 11.80 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Shares Issued for Director Compensation | (31,166 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Exercised | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,768,038 | ) |  | 4.31 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Vested | — |  |  | (164,862 | ) |  | 11.84 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (96,000 | ) |  | 9.51 |
Cancelled | 346,704 |  |  | (44,904 | ) |  | 11.77 |  |  | (301,800 | ) |  | 8.44 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Additional Shares Authorized | 12,800,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance, December 31, 2011 | 15,752,370 |  |  | 1,433,582 |  |  | $ | 11.80 |  |  | 13,078,092 |  |  | $ | 6.47 |  |  | 212,000 |  |  | $ | 9.49 |
Granted | (1,504,410 | ) |  | 1,504,410 |  |  | 15.86 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Exercised | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,446,472 | ) |  | 5.13 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Vested | — |  |  | (467,208 | ) |  | 13.09 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (96,000 | ) |  | 9.51 |
Cancelled | 395,972 |  |  | (119,422 | ) |  | 14.03 |  |  | (276,550 | ) |  | 8.30 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance, December 31, 2012 | 14,643,932 |  |  | 2,351,362 |  |  | $ | 14.02 |  |  | 9,355,070 |  |  | $ | 6.90 |  |  | 116,000 |  |  | $ | 9.47 |
Summary Of Expected to Vest RSUs, Options, and Restricted Shares |  | The following table summarizes information about expected to vest RSUs and restricted stock, and vested and expected to vest options at December 31, 2012:
| Shares |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Yrs) |  | Intrinsic Value (in thousands) |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price
RSUs | 2,319,877 |  |  | 3.5 |  | $ | 48,949 |  |  | $ | — |
Stock options | 9,079,684 |  |  | 5.0 |  | 129,421 |  |  | 6.85 |
Restricted stock | 116,000 |  |  | 0.6 |  | 2,448 |  |  | — |
Summary Of Oustanding And Exercisable Stock Options |  | The following table summarizes information about outstanding and exercisable stock options at December 31, 2012:
|  | Outstanding |  | Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices |  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Yrs) |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Yrs) |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price
$1.50 - $3.50 |  | 1,357,538 |  |  | 1.6 |  | $ | 2.11 |  |  | 1,357,538 |  |  | 1.6 |  | $ | 2.11 |
$3.51 - $5.50 |  | 1,676,760 |  |  | 3.5 |  | 4.85 |  |  | 1,676,760 |  |  | 3.5 |  | 4.85 |
$5.51 - $7.50 |  | 2,193,800 |  |  | 6.0 |  | 5.98 |  |  | 1,448,330 |  |  | 6.0 |  | 5.98 |
$7.51 - $9.50 |  | 215,666 |  |  | 6.1 |  | 9.21 |  |  | 160,733 |  |  | 5.8 |  | 9.25 |
$9.51 + |  | 3,911,306 |  |  | 6.3 |  | 9.84 |  |  | 2,253,124 |  |  | 6.0 |  | 9.78 |
|  | 9,355,070 |  |  | 5.0 |  | $ | 6.90 |  |  | 6,896,485 |  |  | 4.5 |  | $ | 6.26 |
Summary Of Weighted Average Assumptions Used To Compute The Fair Value Of Stock Options |  | The following table summarizes the weighted average assumptions used to compute the fair value of stock option grants:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2010
Expected life (in years) | 6.4 |
Risk-free interest rate | 3.17 | %
Volatility | 43.9 | %
Dividend yield | 0 | %
Weighted average fair value of options granted | $ | 4.77 |
Schedule Of Pre-Tax Stock-Based Compensation Expense | The components of pre-tax stock-based compensation expense are as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
RSUs | $ | 4,559 |  |  | $ | 2,048 |  |  | $ | 12,674 |  |  | $ | 6,131 |
Stock options | 1,124 |  |  | 1,720 |  |  | 3,457 |  |  | 5,162 |
Restricted stock | 47 |  |  | 230 |  |  | 161 |  |  | 683 |
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 5,730 |  |  | $ | 3,998 |  |  | $ | 16,292 |  |  | $ | 11,976 |
| The components of pre-tax stock-based compensation expense are as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
RSUs | $ | 8,411 |  |  | $ | 3,666 |  |  | $ | — |
Stock options | 6,310 |  |  | 8,129 |  |  | 8,771 |
Restricted stock | 913 |  |  | 913 |  |  | 913 |
Stock issued to non-employee directors | — |  |  | 399 |  |  | 290 |
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 15,634 |  |  | $ | 13,107 |  |  | $ | 9,974 |
Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included In Statements Of Income | The following table sets forth the classification of total stock-based compensation expense included in our Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Cost of goods sold | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | 294 |  |  | $ | 298 |
Facility and warehouse expenses | 687 |  |  | 648 |  |  | 2,058 |  |  | 1,951 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 4,945 |  |  | 3,251 |  |  | 13,940 |  |  | 9,727 |
| 5,730 |  |  | 3,998 |  |  | 16,292 |  |  | 11,976 |
Income tax benefit | (2,235 | ) |  | (1,559 | ) |  | (6,354 | ) |  | (4,671 | )
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax | $ | 3,495 |  |  | $ | 2,439 |  |  | $ | 9,938 |  |  | $ | 7,305 |
| The following table sets forth the classification of total stock-based compensation expense included in our Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Cost of goods sold | $ | 376 |  |  | $ | 327 |  |  | $ | 278 |
Facility and warehouse expenses | 2,465 |  |  | 2,391 |  |  | 2,069 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 12,793 |  |  | 10,389 |  |  | 7,627 |
| 15,634 |  |  | 13,107 |  |  | 9,974 |
Income tax benefit | (6,097 | ) |  | (5,059 | ) |  | (3,920 | )
Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax | $ | 9,537 |  |  | $ | 8,048 |  |  | $ | 6,054 |
Schedule Of Stock-Based Compensation Expense Expected To Be Recognized | As of September 30, 2013, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs, stock options and restricted stock is expected to be recognized as follows (in thousands):
| RSUs |  | Stock Options |  | Restricted Stock |  | Total
Remainder of 2013 | $ | 4,459 |  |  | $ | 1,123 |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 5,629 |
2014 | 12,829 |  |  | 3,007 |  |  | 139 |  |  | 15,975 |
2015 | 9,421 |  |  | 75 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,496 |
2016 | 5,673 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,673 |
2017 | 2,575 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,575 |
2018 | 96 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 96 |
Total unrecognized compensation expense | $ | 35,053 |  |  | $ | 4,205 |  |  | $ | 186 |  |  | $ | 39,444 |
| As of December 31, 2012, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs, stock options and restricted stock is expected to be recognized as follows (in thousands):
| RSUs |  | Stock Options |  | Restricted Stock |  | Total
2013 | $ | 8,254 |  |  | $ | 4,580 |  |  | $ | 208 |  |  | $ | 13,042 |
2014 | 7,897 |  |  | 3,007 |  |  | 139 |  |  | 11,043 |
2015 | 7,861 |  |  | 75 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,936 |
2016 | 4,394 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,394 |
2017 | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 141 |
Total unrecognized compensation expense | $ | 28,547 |  |  | $ | 7,662 |  |  | $ | 347 |  |  | $ | 36,556 |

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