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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Note 8. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements We reviewed recently issued accounting pronouncements and have adopted or plan to adopt those that are applicable to us. In particular, as a result of adopting Account Standards Update 2011-05 – Consolidated Income (Topic 220), we now include the Statements of Consolidated Income in our financial statements. We do not expect the adoption of these pronouncements to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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