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Retirement Plans (Schedule of Alternative Investment Portfolio by Strategy and Remaining Commitment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Carrying Value	$ 114,076	$ 128,301
Alternative Investments [Member]
Carrying Value	109,664	124,548
Remaining Commitment	55,908
Alternative Investments [Member] | Private Equity [Member]
Carrying Value	18,344	21,736
Remaining Commitment	4,594
Retirement Income Plan [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member]
Carrying Value	12,631	17,016
Remaining Commitment		4,291
Retirement Income Plan [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] | Equity Long Short Hedge [Member]
Carrying Value	41	1,836
Remaining Commitment	0
Retirement Income Plan [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] | Private Equity [Member]
Carrying Value	10,385	12,586
Remaining Commitment	3,703
Retirement Income Plan [Member] | Alternative Investments [Member] | Real Estate Strategy [Member]
Carrying Value	2,205	2,594
Remaining Commitment	$ 588

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This item represents contractual obligations to invest additional amounts on our other investment portfolio. These additional investments may or may not be required.

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- Definition

Other investments not otherwise specified in the taxonomy.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(f,g))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 12

-Article 5



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph g

-Article 7

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