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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Income Taxes
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%		36.00%	33.90%	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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Represents the effective income tax rate excluding the effect of the change in applicable tax law.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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