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Cash Dividend (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 12, 2012	Apr. 16, 2012	Oct. 14, 2011	Apr. 12, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 17, 2012	Mar. 08, 2012	Sep. 08, 2011	Mar. 10, 2011
Cash Dividend (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash dividend declared									$ 0.07	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.03
Dividend distributed date					Apr. 16, 2012	Oct. 14, 2011	Oct. 12, 2012	Apr. 15, 2011
Cash dividend record date					Apr. 01, 2012	Sep. 29, 2011	Sep. 28, 2012	Apr. 01, 2011
Cash dividends paid	$ 1,947	$ 1,380	$ 1,379	$ 848

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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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.

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Date the holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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