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Equity Compensation Plans and Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Equity Compensation Plans and Equity |
Schedule of equity-based compensation expense |
|  | Years ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Equity-based compensation expense |  | $ | 12,807 |  | $ | 8,769 |  | $ | 7,113 |
Assumptions based on which fair value of each option granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Weighted-average expected stock-price volatility |  |  | 55% |  |  | 62% |  |  | 65% |
Weighted-average expected option life |  |  | 4 years |  |  | 5 years |  |  | 4 years |
Average risk-free interest rate |  |  | 1.40% |  |  | 1.92% |  |  | 1.79% |
Average dividend yield |  |  | 0% |  |  | 0% |  |  | 0% |
Summary of restricted stock awards and restricted stock unit activity |
|  | Shares (000's) |  | Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value |
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Nonvested at December 31, 2010 |  |  | 616 |  | $ | 19.06 |
Granted |  |  | 304 |  |  | 48.91 |
Vested |  |  | (199 | ) |  | 14.50 |
Forfeited (including cancelled awards) |  |  | (103 | ) |  | 28.72 |
Nonvested at December 31, 2011 |  |  | 618 |  | $ | 33.61 |
Summary of stock option awards activity |
|  | Shares (000s) |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s) |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2010 |  |  | 2,569 |  | $ | 19.71 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted |  |  | 404 |  |  | 48.11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised |  |  | (688 | ) |  | 15.57 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited (including cancelled options) |  |  | (179 | ) |  | 30.72 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2011 |  |  | 2,106 |  | $ | 25.58 |  | $ | 8,274 |  |  | 6.0 |
Options exercisable at December 31, 2011 |  |  | 983 |  | $ | 17.92 |  | $ | 4,963 |  |  | 4.4 |
Summary of information about stock options outstanding |
|  | Options Outstanding |  | Options Exercisable |
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Range of Exercise Prices |  | Number Outstanding at December 31, 2011 (000s) |  | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |  | Number Exercisable at December 31, 2011 (000s) |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |
$8.82-15.08 |  |  | 737 |  |  | 4.4 |  | $ | 10.98 |  |  | 412 |  | $ | 11.27 |
15.29-23.55 |  |  | 425 |  |  | 3.1 |  |  | 18.49 |  |  | 417 |  |  | 18.39 |
24.40-39.79 |  |  | 545 |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | 33.39 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 34.11 |
42.19-51.70 |  |  | 399 |  |  | 8.9 |  |  | 49.45 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 47.37 |
|  |  | 2,106 |  |  | 6.0 |  | $ | 25.58 |  |  | 983 |  | $ | 17.92 |

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