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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
15.  INCOME TAXES

The Company recorded income tax expense of $14.8 million and $22.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $2.9 million and $4.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.  The Company’s effective income tax rate was 50% and 39% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The Company’s 2011 income tax expense and rate differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S Federal income tax rate to pre-tax income primarily as a result of the $16.1 million noncash charge taken in connection with the exchange agreement on Company’s convertible debt.  This noncash charge is not deductible for income tax purposes.