Pension Liabilities, Net (Schedule Of Expected Benefit Payments) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Defined Benefit Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]
2013	$ 763	$ 817
2014	261	561
2015	229	361
2016	199	223
2017 and thereafter	1,050	908
Expected benefit payments, total	$ 2,502	$ 2,870

Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Five Years And Five Fiscal Years Thereafter

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Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Total

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (f)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21915506&loc=d3e1928-114920

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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