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LONG-TERM DEBT AND INTEREST RATE AGREEMENT (Details 2) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended | |
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Aug. 27, 2011
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Jan. 02, 2008
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| Derivative, Inception Date | Jan. 02, 2008 | |
| Objectives for Using Derivative Instruments | the Company entered into a fixed rate interest swap agreement to manage its interest rate exposure on certain amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility | |
| Derivative, Maturity Date | Jan. 01, 2010 | |
| Derivative, Type of Interest Rate Paid on Swap | The interest rate agreement provided for the Company to receive interest at floating rates based on LIBOR and pay a 3.93% fixed interest rate plus an applicable margin on a notional amount | |
| Derivative, Notional Amount | $ 100,000 |
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Monetary amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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When the derivative or group of derivatives presented is a swap, the type of interest rate (fixed, variable, stepped, etc.) paid on the swap. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The date the entity entered into the derivative.
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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The date the derivative matures.
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Description of the reasons for holding or issuing derivative instruments and nonderivative hedging instruments. Includes discussion of the objectives for holding or issuing derivative instruments, the context needed to understand those objectives, and the strategies for achieving those objectives. The description generally distinguishes between derivative and nonderivative instruments by the types of hedging relationships and between those instruments used for risk management purposes and those used for other purposes. Information about those instruments is disclosed in the context of each instrument's primary underlying risk exposure (for example, interest rate, credit, foreign exchange rate, interest rate and foreign exchange rate, or overall price). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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