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Shareholder Rights Plan	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Shareholder Rights Plan [Abstract]
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN	(11) SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN On August 1, 2000, the Board authorized a shareholder protection rights plan designed to protect Company shareholders from coercive or unfair takeover techniques through the use of a Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement approved by the Board (the “Rights Plan”). The terms of the Rights Plan, as amended, provide for a dividend of one right (collectively, the “Rights”) to purchase a fraction of a share of participating preferred stock for each share owned. This dividend was declared for each share of common stock outstanding at the close of business on August 14, 2000. The Rights, which expire on August 10, 2012, may be exercised only if certain conditions are met, such as the acquisition (or the announcement of a tender offer, the consummation of which would result in the acquisition) of 15% or more of our common stock by a person or affiliated group in a transaction that is not approved by the Board. Issuance of the Rights does not affect our finances, interfere with our operations or business plans, or affect our earnings per share. The dividend was not taxable to the Company or its shareholders and did not change the way in which the Company’s shares may be traded. Effective July 31, 2000, in connection with the Rights Plan, the Board amended the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to establish a new series of stock, which is designated as participating preferred stock. The Company’s remaining, undesignated preferred stock may be issued at any time or from time to time in one or more series with such designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions (including dividend, conversion and voting rights) as may be determined by the Board, without any further votes or action by the shareholders.

Shareholder Rights Plan

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

(11) SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

On August 1, 2000, the Board authorized a shareholder protection rights plan designed to protect Company shareholders from coercive or unfair takeover techniques through the use of a Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement approved by the Board (the “Rights Plan”). The terms of the Rights Plan, as amended, provide for a dividend of one right (collectively, the “Rights”) to purchase a fraction of a share of participating preferred stock for each share owned. This dividend was declared for each share of common stock outstanding at the close of business on August 14, 2000. The Rights, which expire on August 10, 2012, may be exercised only if certain conditions are met, such as the acquisition (or the announcement of a tender offer, the consummation of which would result in the acquisition) of 15% or more of our common stock by a person or affiliated group in a transaction that is not approved by the Board. Issuance of the Rights does not affect our finances, interfere with our operations or business plans, or affect our earnings per share. The dividend was not taxable to the Company or its shareholders and did not change the way in which the Company’s shares may be traded.

Effective July 31, 2000, in connection with the Rights Plan, the Board amended the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to establish a new series of stock, which is designated as participating preferred stock. The Company’s remaining, undesignated preferred stock may be issued at any time or from time to time in one or more series with such designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions (including dividend, conversion and voting rights) as may be determined by the Board, without any further votes or action by the shareholders.