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Employee Benefit Plan (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Employee Benefit Plan (Textual) [Abstract]
Company contribution percentage	100.00%
Participant's contribution percentage	5.00%
Additional profit-sharing contribution	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Aggregate contributions	$ 598,000	$ 542,000	$ 624,000

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- Definition

The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 70

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6414718&loc=d3e28014-114942



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 132R

-Paragraph 11

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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- Definition

Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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- Definition

Percentage of employer's matching contributions to a defined contribution plan that vests in a given year.

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- Definition

Maximum percentage of employee gross pay, by the terms of the plan, that the employer may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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