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The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
The Company and Basis of Presentation (Textual) [Abstract]
Majority-owned subsidiaries that Company control	Between 20% and 50%
Subsidiaries that Company accounts for under cost method	Less than 20%

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Subsidiaries that the entity accounts for under the cost method.

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Majority owned subsidiaries of which the entity has control.

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