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Intangible And Other Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Intangible And Other Assets [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Intangible And Other Assets |
|  |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | Useful Lives |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortization |
Intangibles—subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks |  |  | 10 yrs. |  |  | $ | 4,121 |  |  | $ | 2,109 |  |  | $ | 2,666 |  |  | $ | 1,795 |
Customer lists |  |  | 9yrs. |  |  |  | 7,636 |  |  |  | 7,274 |  |  |  | 7,937 |  |  |  | 6,963 |
Patents |  |  | 14-20 yrs. |  |  |  | 773 |  |  |  | 394 |  |  |  | 775 |  |  |  | 349 |
Other |  |  | 7-20 yrs. |  |  |  | 193 |  |  |  | 190 |  |  |  | 194 |  |  |  | 187 |
Total intangibles—subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,723 |  |  |  | 9,967 |  |  |  | 11,572 |  |  |  | 9,294 |
Intangibles—not subject to amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,936 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,938 |  |  |  |  |
Other assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Key money deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,804 |  |  |  | 10,291 |  |  |  | 22,973 |  |  |  | 7,720 |
Other deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,685 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,991 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,897 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,295 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax asset |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,875 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 926 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,114 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,868 |  |  |  | 3,748 |  |  |  | 5,689 |  |  |  | 2,633 |
Total other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66,243 |  |  |  | 14,039 |  |  |  | 44,874 |  |  |  | 10,353 |
Total intangible and other assets |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 97,902 |  |  | $ | 24,006 |  |  | $ | 75,384 |  |  | $ | 19,647 |
Total intangible and other assets—net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 73,896 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 55,737 |
Schedule of Estimated Aggregate Future Amortization Expense for Intangible Assets |
Fiscal Year |  | Amortization Expense |
2012 |  | $ | 5,254 |
2013 |  |  | 4,478 |
2014 |  |  | 3,990 |
2015 |  |  | 3,496 |
2016 |  |  | 2,936 |

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