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Equity Incentive Awards and Warrants (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Equity Incentive Awards and Warrants [Abstract] |
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
(in thousands, except exercise price data) |  | Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Options |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of year |  | 20,476 |  |  | $ | 2.84 |  |  | 19,598 |  |  | $ | 3.46 |  |  | 17,346 |  |  | $ | 4.16 |
Granted |  | 3,441 |  |  | 1.84 |  |  | 2,974 |  |  | 1.80 |  |  | 4,928 |  |  | 1.87 |
Exercised |  | (636 | ) |  | 1.66 |  |  | (130 | ) |  | 1.46 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 2.15 |
Expired |  | (1,231 | ) |  | 6.93 |  |  | (1,662 | ) |  | 8.50 |  |  | (1,912 | ) |  | 6.40 |
Forfeited |  | (525 | ) |  | 1.78 |  |  | (304 | ) |  | 1.76 |  |  | (753 | ) |  | 1.76 |
Outstanding at end of year |  | 21,525 |  |  | 2.51 |  |  | 20,476 |  |  | 2.84 |  |  | 19,598 |  |  | 3.46 |
Exercisable at end of year |  | 15,582 |  |  | $ | 2.77 |  |  | 13,940 |  |  | $ | 3.34 |  |  | 11,845 |  |  | $ | 4.54 |
Schedule of Nonvested Option Activity [Table Text Block] |
|  | Options |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
|  | (in thousands) |  |
Nonvested at beginning of year |  | 6,536 |  |  | $ | 1.33 |
Granted |  | 3,441 |  |  | 1.37 |
Vested |  | (3,509 | ) |  | 1.30 |
Forfeited |  | (525 | ) |  | 1.26 |
Nonvested at end of year |  | 5,943 |  |  | $ | 1.37 |
Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block] |
|  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
|  | (in thousands) |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2011 |  | 2,127 |  |  | $ | 1.81 |
Granted |  | 2,390 |  |  | 1.80 |
Vested |  | (518 | ) |  | 1.81 |
Forfeited |  | (456 | ) |  | 1.81 |
Nonvested at December 31, 2012 |  | 3,543 |  |  | $ | 1.80 |
Schedule of Nonvested Performance-based Units Activity [Table Text Block] |
|  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
|  | (in thousands) |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2011 |  | 350 |  |  | $ | 1.90 |
Forfeited |  | (21 | ) |  | 1.90 |
Nonvested at December 31, 2012 |  | 329 |  |  | $ | 1.90 |

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