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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Apr. 01, 2010 Interest rate swap [Member] Contract	Jun. 30, 2013 First half of mortgage [Member] Interest rate swap [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Second half of mortgage [Member] Interest rate swap [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net		$ 100
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of Interest rate swap agreements			2
Strike rate				5.91%	6.07%
Mortgage loan expiry date	Apr. 16, 2019

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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