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Fair Value Measurements and Auction Rate Securities (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value Measurements and Auction Rate Securities [Abstract] |
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Settlements | $ 2,074,000
Auction rate securities, par value | 2,425,000
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings | $ 118,000

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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) recognized in the income statement for financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Amount of settlement of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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