Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Benefit Plans

13. Benefit Plans

The Company has defined contribution savings and profit sharing plans pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Benefit costs recognized as expense under these plans consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

	2011		2010		2009
Contributions:
Profit sharing	$	2,690	$	1,606	$	1,031
Savings		1,081		847		732
	$	3,771	$	2,453	$	1,763

All contributions to the plans are 100% participant directed. Participants are allowed to invest up to 20% of contributions in the Company’s Common Stock.