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Stock Repurchase Program | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
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13. | Stock Repurchase Program
The Company maintains a stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors which authorizes the repurchase of shares from time to time in open market purchases. The repurchase program currently allows for the repurchase of approximately 1.2 million additional shares as of December 31, 2012. No share repurchases were made under the repurchase program during 2012. During 2011 and 2010, the Company repurchased 339,384 and 266,672 shares for weighted average prices of $14.08 and $12.79 per share, respectively.

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