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DEFERRED REVENUE AND COSTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
DEFERRED REVENUE AND COSTS [Abstract] |
DEFERRED REVENUE AND COSTS | (14) DEFERRED REVENUE AND COSTS Deferred r evenue in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following (amounts in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
Deferred Revenue - Current | $ | 15,895 |  | $ | 5,570
Deferred Revenue - Long-term |  | 13,976 |  |  | 2,980
| Total Deferred Revenue | $ | 29,871 |  | $ | 8,550
Activity for the Company's Deferred r evenue was as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 8,550 |  | $ | 15,667 |  | $ | 16,908
| Add: Amounts deferred due to new business |  | 67,058 |  |  | 8,761 |  |  | 23,513
| Less: Revenue recognized |  | (45,741) |  |  | (15,962) |  |  | (25,388)
|  | Net increase/(decrease) in deferred revenue |  | 21,317 |  |  | (7,201) |  |  | (1,875)
| Effect of foreign currency |  | 4 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 634
Balance, end of year | $ | 29,871 |  | $ | 8,550 |  | $ | 15,667
Deferred c osts in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following (amounts in thousands):
|  | December 31,
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
Deferred Costs - Current | $ | 8,574 |  | $ | 1,135
Deferred Costs - Long-term |  | 10,030 |  |  | 3,598
| Total Deferred Costs | $ | 18,604 |  | $ | 4,733
Activity for the Company's Deferred c osts was as follows (amounts in thousands):
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 4,733 |  | $ | 4,873 |  | $ | 8,389
| Add: Amounts deferred due to new business |  | 24,569 |  |  | 4,476 |  |  | 7,180
| Less: Recognized expense |  | (10,701) |  |  | (4,636) |  |  | (10,657)
|  | Net increase/(decrease) in deferred costs |  | 13,868 |  |  | (160) |  |  | (3,477)
| Effect of foreign currency |  | 3 |  |  | 20 |  |  | (39)
Balance, end of year | $ | 18,604 |  | $ | 4,733 |  | $ | 4,873

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- Definition The entire disclosure for deferred revenues at the end of the reporting period, and description and amounts of significant changes that occurred during the reporting period. Deferred revenue is a liability as of the balance sheet date related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 605 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 13.A.3(b).Q1(c),(b).Q2,(c).Q3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6600647&loc=d3e214044-122780 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 13 -Section A Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts (CON) -Number 5 -Paragraph 83, 84 -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 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361293&loc=d3e6935-107765 + Details
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