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TREASURY STOCK	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
TREASURY STOCK [Abstract]
TREASURY STOCK	NOTE F:  TREASURY STOCK The Company accounts for Treasury stock using the cost method and as of September 30, 2012, 2,682,600 shares were held in the treasury at an aggregate cost of approximately $37,239,000. During the nine months ending September 30, 2012, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock.

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The entire disclosure for an entity's treasury stock, including the average cost per share, carrying basis for each class of treasury stock, description of share repurchase program authorized by an entity's board of directors, the number of shares repurchased, the cost of the shares repurchased, the remaining maximum dollar value of shares available for repurchase under the program, the treatment of the purchase price in excess of the current market value, number of shares held for each class of treasury stock, and other information necessary to a fair presentation.

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