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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies Abstract |
Schedule of depreciation expense on property pland and equipment |
|  | Property And Equipment
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 9,903 |  | $ | 10,325 |  | $ | 11,363
Schedule of property plant and equipment by category |
| Depreciation Period |  | Property And Equipment
| In Years |  | December 31,
| From |  | To |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  |  |  |  | (amounts in thousands)
Land, land easements and land improvements | 0 |  | 15 |  | $ | 16,640 |  | $ | 16,617
Buildings | 20 |  | 20 |  |  | 21,535 |  |  | 21,547
Equipment | 3 |  | 20 |  |  | 123,979 |  |  | 122,626
Furniture and fixtures | 5 |  | 10 |  |  | 14,690 |  |  | 15,152
Leasehold improvements | shorter of economic life |  |  |  |  |  |
| or lease term |  |  | 21,485 |  |  | 21,361
|  |  |  |  |  | 198,329 |  |  | 197,303
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  | (148,605) |  |  | (140,908)
|  |  |  |  |  | 49,724 |  |  | 56,395
Capital improvements in progress |  |  |  |  |  | 1,953 |  |  | 1,973
Net property and equipment |  |  |  |  | $ | 51,677 |  | $ | 58,368
Schedule of Deferred Revenue, by Arrangement |
|  |  |  | Unearned Revenues
|  |  |  | December 31,
|  | Balance Sheet Location |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  |  |  | (amounts in thousands)
Current |  | Accrued compensation and other current liabilities |  | $ | 291 |  | $ | 147
Long-term |  | Other long-term liabilities |  | $ | 125 |  | $ | 5

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- Definition Tabular disclosureof the type of arrangements and the corresponding amounts that comprise the current and noncurrent balance of deferred revenue as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 13 -Section A Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 605 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 13.A.4(a).Q1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6600647&loc=d3e214044-122780 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361293&loc=d3e6935-107765 + Details
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