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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Future minimum rental payments under lease agreements

Year Ending December 31,		Amount
2012		$	2,957
2013			2,273
2014			1,821
2015			1,281
2016			908
Thereafter			1,479
		$	10,719

Future minimum rental receipts under non - cancelable lease agreements

Year Ending December 31,		Amount
2012		$	767
2013			812
2014			867
2015			748
2016			682
Thereafter			411
		$	4,287

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Schedule of future minimum rental receipts for operating leases.

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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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-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Publisher FASB

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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