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CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION  
CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

(3) CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

        The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash payments for interest and income taxes (net of refunds) were as follows:

 
  2011   2010   2009  

Interest

  $ 34,176   $ 26,268   $ 16,661  

Income taxes

    66,898     38,106     77,084