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Dividends	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Dividends [Abstract]
Dividends	Dividends On January 13, 2012, the Company paid its 116th consecutive quarterly cash dividend on common stock. Dividends per share were $.08 and $.06 for the quarters ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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