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Risk Management and Derivatives (Details 5)			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Foreign currency derivatives USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Foreign currency derivatives USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sells EUR/Buys USD Forward USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sells EUR/Buys USD Forward EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sells GBP/Buys USD Forward USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sells GBP/Buys USD Forward GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sells CAD/Buys USD Forward USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Sells CAD/Buys USD Forward CAD	Dec. 31, 2012 Interest rate swap USD ($)
Derivatives
Notional Amount			$ 143,925,000	€ 109,000,000	$ 85,856,000	£ 52,850,000	$ 51,065,000	50,700,000	$ 28,000,000
Maturity			Jan. 03, 2013	Jan. 03, 2013	Jan. 03, 2013	Jan. 03, 2013	Jan. 03, 2013	Jan. 03, 2013	Nov. 01, 2019
Variable Rate									2.00%
Fixed Rate									3.75%
Expense related to qualifying cash flow hedges expected to be reclassified to earnings over the next 12 months									3,200,000
Income related to previously terminated cash flow hedges expected to be reclassified to earnings over the next 12 months									600,000
Foreign currency derivative collateral included in restricted cash	$ 9,600,000	$ 9,600,000

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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