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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Liabilities Subject to Compromise in Consolidated Balance Sheets | The Liabilities subject to compromise in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of the following:
|  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Debt obligations and accrued interest payable |  | $ | 1,690,312 |  |  | $ | 1,690,312 |
Accounts payable |  |  | 14,592 |  |  |  | 17,109 |
Consolidated liabilities subject to compromise |  |  | 1,704,904 |  |  |  | 1,707,421 |
Payable to non-debtor subsidiaries |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 35 |
Debtor’s Liabilities subject to compromise |  | $ | 1,704,939 |  |  | $ | 1,707,456 |
Summary of Reorganization Items in Consolidated Statements of Total Comprehensive Income | The reorganization items in the Consolidated Statements of Total Comprehensive Income for years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following items:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
U.S. Trustee fees |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 44 |
Professional fees |  |  | 7,165 |  |  |  | 35,778 |
Office lease settlement |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14,007 |
Debt valuation adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32 |
Total reorganization items |  | $ | 7,215 |  |  | $ | 49,861 |
Summary of Antidilutive Securities Outstanding were not Included in Computation of Diluted EPS | The following table presents securities outstanding that could potentially dilute basic EPS in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because they were antidilutive for years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Stock options |  |  | 805,999 |  |  |  | 1,455,159 |
Restricted stock units |  |  | 71,295 |  |  |  | 268,554 |

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