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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] 
Income Taxes
16.  INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded income tax expense of $12.7 million and $35.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, as compared to $2.6 million and $6.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.  The Company’s effective income tax rate was 45% and 39% for the nine months ended September 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 the Company’s convertible debt.  This noncash charge is not fully deductible for income tax purposes.