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Benefit Plans And Obligations For Termination Indemnity (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Benefit Plans And Obligations For Termination Indemnity [Abstract] |  |  |
Eligibility age for normal retirement benefit plan, in years | 65 years |  |
Maximum employer contributions, in years | 40 years |  |
Lump sum based on employee contribution percentage to certain breakpoint | 2.00% |  |
Additional percentage exceeding the breakpoint | 6.00% |  |
Maximum percentage of pensionable salary | 5.00% |  |
Expected benefit payments, 2013 | $ 4,072,000 |  |
Expected benefit payments, 2014 | 4,659,000 |  |
Expected benefit payments, 2015 | 5,258,000 |  |
Expected benefit payments, 2016 | 5,879,000 |  |
Expected benefit payments, 2017 | 6,587,000 |  |
Total expense | 4,436,000 | 4,356,000 | 3,896,000
Salary and bonus defer percentage under the plan | 100.00% |  |
Amount on the dollar ESA matches up to 10% of employees total salary | 0.5 |  |
ESA offers, maximum percentage | 10.00% |  |
Participant contributions transferred into the plan | 742,000 | 441,000 | 543,000
ESA contribution to the plan | 133,000 |  |
Cash surrender value of the life insurance policies | 3,867,000 |  |
Non-qualified defined contribution plan liabilitiy | 3,976,000 |  |
Plan assets of life insurance policies, cash surrender | 2,199,000 |  |
Related liability, pension payments | $ 3,015,000 |  |

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