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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Level 1 (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract] |
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block] |
14 | ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
Valuation and qualifying account information related to the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable is as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Balance, beginning of year | 5,763 |  |  | 6,275 |  |  | 6,647 |
Additions charged to expense | 2,234 |  |  | 3,043 |  |  | 5,995 |
Deductions from reserves | (2,446 | ) |  | (3,555 | ) |  | (6,367 | )
Balance, end of year | 5,551 |  |  | 5,763 |  |  | 6,275 |

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