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Asset Retirement Obligation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Asset Retirement Obligation [Abstract]
Asset Retirement Obligation, Beginning Balance	$ 1,927	$ 1,437
Accretion expense	132	96	112
Liabilities incurred	92	57
Liabilities settled	(52)	(165)	(75)
Revisions in estimated liabilities		502
Asset Retirement Obligation, Ending Balance	$ 2,099	$ 1,927	$ 1,437

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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