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Fair Value Measurements and Auction Rate Securities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Fair Value Measurements and Auction Rate Securities [Abstract] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis | The following table presents the auction rate securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the interim periods presented (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Balance as of April 1 and January 1, respectively | $ | 1,956 |  |  | $ | 1,975 |  |  | $ | 1,956 |  |  | $ | 2,001 |
Total gains (realized or unrealized): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recognized gains included in earnings (1) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Settlements | (450 | ) |  | — |  |  | (450 | ) |  | (35 | )
Balance as of June 30 | $ | 1,506 |  |  | $ | 1,975 |  |  | $ | 1,506 |  |  | $ | 1,975 |
(1) Total realized gains on redemptions or partial redemptions at par of auction rate securities for the periods presented.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 6 -Footnote 4 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 32 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19190-110258 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a),(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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