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Stock-Based Compensation And Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Stock-Based Compensation And Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation Expense And Related Income Tax Benefit Recognized

		Years Ended December 31,
		2011				2010				2009
Stock options:
Pre-tax compensation expense		$	343			$	370			$	1,009
Tax benefit			141				153				432
Stock option expense, net of tax		$	202			$	217			$	577
Restricted stock:
Pre-tax compensation expense		$	2,256			$	1,091			$	234
Tax benefit			931				450				100
Restricted stock expense, net of tax		$	1,325			$	641			$	134

Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation Stock Options Activity

		Number of Options (in thousands)				Weighted Average Exercise Price ($)				Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)				Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at beginning of period			1,315			$	17.37
Options granted			31			$	22.28
Options exercised			(203	)		$	14.51
Options forfeited			(10	)		$	17.08
Options expired			0			$	0.00
Outstanding at end of period			1,133			$	18.01				4.32			$	6,899
Exercisable at end of period			860			$	17.84				3.39			$	5,388

Schedule Of Valuation Assumption

		Years Ended December 31,
		2011				2009
Number of options granted			31,000				144,000
Risk-free interest rate			1.8	%			2.4	%
Expected dividend yield			0.90	%			1.05	%
Expected volatility			37	%			37	%
Expected term (in years)			7.0				7.5
Grant-date fair value		$	8.27			$	7.36

Intrinsic Value Of Stock Options Exercised

2011		$	2,128
2010			9,089
2009			3,409

Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation Restricted Stock Activity

		Number of Restricted Shares (in thousands)				Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ($)
Non-vested at beginning of period			453			$	19.49
Shares granted			206			$	22.03
Shares vested			0			$	0.00
Shares forfeited			(13	)		$	19.92
Non-vested at end of period			646			$	20.29

Schedule Of Valuation Assumption

		Years Ended December 31,
		2011				2010				2009
Number of shares granted			205,500				181,750				236,500
Dividends per share (quarterly amounts)		$	0.05			$	0.05			$	0.05
Risk-free interest rate			1.0	%			2.1	%			2.9	%

Contributions For Employee Stock Purchase Plan

2011		$	217
2010			180
2009			131

Contributions And Administrative Expenses Under 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

2011		$	1,471
2010			692
2009			862

Deferred Compensation Assets and Liabilities

		December 31,
		2011				2010
Accumulated benefit obligation		$	3,448			$	2,915
Aggregate market value			3,147				2,663

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