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Pro Forma Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Pro Forma Information |
Schedule of pro forma results of operations |
|  | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Total revenues |  | $ | 121,642 |  | $ | 119,601 |  | $ | 362,174 |  | $ | 359,367 |
Net income |  | $ | 32,807 |  | $ | 30,899 |  | $ | 122,958 |  | $ | 125,235 |
Per common share data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 0.21 |  | $ | 0.20 |  | $ | 0.80 |  | $ | 0.82 |

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