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Nonrecurring (Income) Expense, Net (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 Customers
Nonrecurring (Income) Expense, Net (Textual) [Abstract]
Recognized gain regarding prior volume with one of its customers	$ 3,000,000
Number of customers related to prior period settlement	1

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Gain loss related prior period settlement.

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Number of customers related to prior period settlement.

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