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Common Stock (Details 1) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 Y | Dec. 31, 2011 Range One [Member] Y | Dec. 31, 2011 Range Two [Member] Y | Dec. 31, 2011 Range Three [Member] Y
Summary of stock option outstanding by exercise price range information. |  |  |  |
Stock option, Minimum Range | $ 8.38 | $ 8.38 | $ 40.01 | $ 65.01
Stock option, Maximum Range | $ 79.80 | $ 40.00 | $ 65.00 | $ 79.80
Stock option, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life | 7.03 | 5.45 | 7.48 | 9.11
Stock Options Outstanding, Shares | 10,481,750 | 4,121,224 | 4,104,562 | 2,255,964
Stock Options Outstanding, Weighted-Average Exercise Price | $ 47.20 | $ 27.17 | $ 49.50 | $ 79.60
Stock Options exercisable, shares | 5,073,965 | 3,124,581 | 1,919,040 | 30,344
Stock Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price | $ 38.47 | $ 27.53 | $ 55.72 | $ 73.53

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- Definition The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 123R -Paragraph 64 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (g) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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