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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] |
Commitments and estimated contingent payments |
|  | As of September 30, 2012 |
|  | Salaries |  |  | Non-equity incentive compensation |  |  | Equity compensation |
Commitments |  | $ | 6,620 |  |  | $ | 4,234 |  |  |  | — |
Contingent payments upon certain events: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination |  | $ | 4,588 |  |  | $ | 2,823 |  |  |  | — |
Change in control |  | $ | 14,214 |  |  | $ | 5,016 |  |  | $ | 529 |
Death |  | $ | 3,811 |  |  | $ | 2,861 |  |  |  | — |
Disability |  | $ | 2,365 |  |  | $ | 1,783 |  |  |  | — |

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