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Workers' Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Workers' Compensation [Abstract]

Summarizes aggregate workers' compensation reserve activity

The following table summarizes the aggregate workers’ compensation reserve activity (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2013				2012
Beginning balance
Workers’ compensation claims liabilities		$	70,564			$	51,193
Add: claims expense accrual:
Current period			12,677				8,163
Prior periods			3,452				0
Total expense accrual			16,129				8,163
Less: claim payments related to:
Current period			426				279
Prior periods			9,055				6,283
Total paid			9,481				6,562
Ending balance
Workers’ compensation claims liabilities		$	77,212			$	52,794
Incurred but not reported (IBNR)		$	51,838			$	38,280

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Workers compensation reserve activity.

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