Income Taxes (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years	$ 0		$ 5,886
Reductions based on lapse of statute of limitations	(167)
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years	(702)	(4,142)
Beginning balance	15,614	19,756	13,870
Ending balance	$ 14,745	$ 15,614	$ 19,756

The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns as of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name FASB Interpretation (FIN)

-Number 48

-Paragraph 21

-Subparagraph a

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Unrecognized Tax Benefit

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 15A

-Subparagraph (a)

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