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Long-term debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Debt And Capital Leases Disclosures [Abstract]

Long-term debt

6.  Long-term debt

The components of long-term indebtedness are as follows:

		March 31,				December 31,
(in thousands)		2012				2011
Construction loan dated July 2011; LIBOR plus 3%, due July 2017		$	30,000			$	26,095
Equipment loan dated August 2011; variable, due August 2017			7,143				1,426
Term loan dated December 2009; three month LIBOR plus 3.25%, due December 2014			19,338				19,717
Term loan dated November 2009; three month LIBOR plus 3.25%, due November 2014			4,391				4,478
Loan dated October 2004; 3.0%, repaid in March 2012			-				2,500
Term loan dated October 2004; 3.48%, repaid in March 2012			-				5,238
Total long-term indebtedness			60,872				59,454
Less current portion of long-term indebtedness			(3,280	)			(5,360	)
Noncurrent portion of long-term indebtedness		$	57,592			$	54,094

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The entire disclosure for debt and capital lease obligations can be reported. Information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. Also includes descriptions and amounts of capital leasing arrangements that consist of direct financing, sales type and leveraged leases. Disclosure may include the effect on the balance sheet and the income statement resulting from a change in lease classification for leases that at inception would have been classified differently had guidance been in effect at the inception of the original lease.

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