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Employee Savings Plan (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 15 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 Year | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009 | Jul. 04, 2010
Employee savings plan (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Minimum age to be eligible to defined contribution plan | 21 |  |  |
Maximum part of pre tax salary which employee can contribute to define contribution plan | 25.00% |  |  |
Company contribution per dollar of employee contribution | $ 0.50 |  |  | $ 0.25
Maximum contribution by company expressed as percentage of employee pre tax salary | 3.00% |  |  | 1.50%
Company contributions vest at end of two years | 20.00% |  |  |
Company contributions vest at end of three years | 40.00% |  |  |
Company contributions vest at end of four years | 60.00% |  |  |
Company contributions vest at end of five years | 100.00% |  |  |
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized | $ 1,218,000 | $ 776,000 | $ 874,000 |

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