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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Taxes
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	30.40%	36.00%
Reduction of tax expense due to changes in applicable tax law	$ 135,000
Effective tax rate excluding the effect of the change in applicable tax law (as a percent)	35.00%

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A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations.

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