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Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Intangible assets

		March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
		(In thousands)
		(Unaudited)
Contract intangibles		$	89,420			$	89,420
Less accumulated amortization			(15,211	)			(14,256	)
Net book value		$	74,209			$	75,164

		Three months ended March  31,
		2012				2011
		(In thousands) (Unaudited)
Total amortization expense on intangible assets		$	955			$	2,650

Estimated amortization expense

		Estimated Amortization Expense
		(In thousands)
		(Unaudited)
Remainder of 2012		$	2,645
For year ended December 31, 2013			4,664
For year ended December 31, 2014			4,500
For year ended December 31, 2015			4,500
For year ended December 31, 2016			4,500

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Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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