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DIVIDENDS PER SHARE	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE [Abstract]
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE	3. DIVIDENDS PER SHARE In February and May 2013, the Company's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share. These quarterly cash dividends totaling $17.5 million and $17.6 million were paid on March 13, 2013 and June 12, 2013, to stockholders of record on February 22, 2013 and May 24, 2013.  In July 2013, the Company's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share to be paid September 11, 2013 to stockholders of record on August 23, 2013.

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