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Segment, Product and Geographic Information (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts receivable	$ 102,630	$ 98,600
Cmi and Affiliates [Member]
Accounts receivable	73,432	79,916
Customer A And Its Affiliates [Member]
Accounts receivable	$ 29,198	$ 18,684

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Amount of accounts receivable generated from external customers that accounts for 10 percent or more of an entity's accounts receivable.

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