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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Debt

Schedule of maturity of long-term debt

2012		$	248
2013			268
2014			290
2015			314
2016			340
Thereafter			1,194
			2,654
Less current portion			248
		$	2,406

Schedule of components of interest expenses recorded on the notes

		Year ended December 31,
		2011			2010			2009
Contractual interest		$	2,025		$	4,355		$	4,356
Accretion of the discount on the notes			1,260			3,058			2,846
Total interest expense on the notes		$	3,285		$	7,413		$	7,202
Effective interest rate			6.7	%		7.0	%		6.8	%

Schedule of carrying amounts of the liability and equity components of convertible notes

		December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
Carrying amount of the equity component		$	—		$	16,318
Principal balance of the liability component		$	—		$	105,574
Less: unamortized discount			—			4,436
Net carrying value of the liability component		$	—		$	101,138

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Tabular disclosure of the combined aggregate amount of maturities and sinking fund requirements for all long-term borrowings for each of the five years following the date of the latest balance sheet date presented.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Publisher FASB

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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