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Debt MIF Warehousing Agreement (Details) (USD $) | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 26, 2012 | Sep. 25, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
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Aggreate Maximum Principal Amount Permitted to be Outstanding Under All Warehousing Credit Lines |  | $ 100,000,000 | $ 75,000,000 |
Notes Payable - Financial Services | $ 54,840,000 |  |  | $ 52,606,000

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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the outstanding short-term borrowings under a revolving line of credit used by mortgage bankers to finance the origination or purchase of loans. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 13 -Article 9 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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