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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Debt

Schedule of maturity of long-term debt

Long-term debt matures as follows (in thousands):

2014		$	290
2015		314
2016		340
2017		368
2018		398
Thereafter		427
		2,137
Less current portion		290
		$	1,847

Schedule of components of interest expense recorded on the notes

The components of interest expense recorded on the notes were as follows (in thousands):

		For the year ended
		December 31,
		2011
Contractual interest		$	2,025
Accretion of the discount on the notes		1,260
Total interest expense on the notes		$	3,285
Effective interest rate		6.7		%

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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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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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