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EMPLOYEE SAVINGS AND BENEFIT PLANS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure Abstract |
Schedule Of Deferred Compensation Plan |
|  |  | Years Ended December 31,
Benefit Plan Disclosures |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  |  | (amounts in thousands)
Deferred compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Beginning of period balance |  | $ | 6,824 |  |  | $ | 6,622 |  | $ | 5,173
| Employee compensation deferrals |  |  | 805 |  |  |  | 790 |  |  | 828
| Employee compensation payments |  |  | (210) |  |  |  | (534) |  |  | (87)
| Increase (decrease) in plan fair value |  |  | 958 |  |  |  | (54) |  |  | 708
| End of period balance |  | $ | 8,377 |  |  | $ | 6,824 |  | $ | 6,622
Schedule Of Employers Contribution To 401 K Plan |
|  |  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (amounts in thousands)
401(k) savings plan expense |  | $ | 881 |  |  | $ | 477 |  | $ | -

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of arrangements with individual employees that are not equity-based payments or pensions and other postretirement benefits, which are generally employment contracts between the entity and selected officers or key employees containing a promise by the employer to pay certain amounts at designated future dates, usually including a period after retirement, upon compliance with stipulated requirements. This type of arrangement is distinguished from broader based employee benefit plans as it is usually tailored to the employee. Examples may include profit sharing, deferred bonuses or certain split-dollar life insurance arrangements. Disclosure also typically includes the amount of related compensation expense recognized during the reporting period and the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the related liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 6, 7 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 710 -SubTopic 10 -Section 30 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6409875&loc=d3e20015-108363 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 710 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6409733&loc=d3e19524-108361 + Details
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