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Accrued and Other Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Accrued and Other Liabilities [Abstract] |
Accruals and Other Liabilities | 6. Accrued and Other Liabilities At December 31, 2012 and 2011, accrued and other liabilities included amounts due to noncontrolling interest holders, for their share of profits, which will be distributed within the next twelve months of $3,624 and $4,049, respectively. Changes in noncontrolling interest amounts included in accrued and other liabilities for the three years ended December 31, 2012 were as follows:
|  | Noncontrolling Interests |
Balance, December 31, 2009 |  | $ | 4,058 |
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 10,378 |
Distributions made |  |  | (7,685) |
Other (1) |  |  | 1,826 |
Balance, December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 8,577 |
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 8,387 |
Distributions made |  |  | (12,264) |
Other (2) |  |  | (651) |
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 4,049 |
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  | 6,012 |
Distributions made |  |  | (7,673) |
Other (2) |  |  | 1,236 |
Balance, December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 3,624 |
(1) | Other consists primarily of an adjustment to record distributions to be made as a result of an acquired company and cumulative translation adjustments.
(2) | Other consists primarily of step up transactions, discontinued operations and cumulative translation adjustments.

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- Definition Discloses the breakout of accrued expenses and other liabilities that are not individually material for a separate caption on the statement of financial position between the current portion (payable within 12 months of year end or the operating cycle) and non-current (payable after 12 months from year end). + References No definition available. + Details
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