Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) [Abstract]

Cash paid for interest

	2011			2010			2009
Debt interest paid	$	61,667		$	65,231		$	71,561
Capitalized interest		(620	)		(1,188	)		(793	)
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$	61,047		$	64,043		$	70,768

Estimated useful lives of property and equipment

Buildings	40 years
Land improvements	20 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	3-8 years
Leasehold improvements	The shorter of the lease term or useful life

Other current and long term assets of continuing operations

	2011		2010
Other current assets:
Other current receivables	$	15,326	$	15,435
Income tax receivable		—		2,395
Prepaid expenses		22,424		20,241
Inventories		10,762		10,877
Other current assets		26		44
Total other current assets	$	48,538	$	48,992
Other long-term assets:
Deferred software costs, net	$	17,685	$	22,086
Supplemental deferred compensation plan assets		13,892		13,422
Other		19,136		15,557
Total other long-term assets	$	50,713	$	51,065

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities of continuing operations

	2011		2010
Trade accounts payable	$	13,871	$	17,759
Accrued construction in progress		7,506		8,914
Property and other taxes payable		28,939		24,539
Deferred revenues		44,611		39,454
Accrued salaries and benefits		29,566		30,296
Accrued self-insurance reserves		8,898		8,603
Accrued interest payable		5,589		11,422
Other accrued liabilities		29,995		34,356
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	168,975	$	175,343

Other long-term liabilities

	2011		2010
Pension and postretirement benefits liability	$	68,386	$	45,028
Straight-line lease liability		62,570		56,757
Deferred compensation liability		13,892		13,422
Unrealized tax benefits		14,141		18,952
Other		7,220		8,041
Total other long-term liabilities	$	166,209	$	142,200

Income (loss) per share

	2011
	Income			Shares		Per Share
Net income	$	10,177			48,351	$	0.21
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		—			787		—
Effect of convertible notes		—			645		—
Net income — assuming dilution	$	10,177			49,783	$	0.20
	2010
	Loss			Shares		Per Share
Net loss	$	(89,128	)		47,256	$	(1.89	)
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		—			—		—
Net loss — assuming dilution	$	(89,128	)		47,256	$	(1.89	)
	2009
	Loss			Shares		Per Share
Net loss	$	(23	)		42,490	$	(0.00	)
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents		—			244		—
Net loss — assuming dilution	$	(23	)		42,734	$	(0.00	)

Comprehensive income (loss)

	Interest Rate Derivatives			Natural Gas Derivatives			Total Derivatives
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	(16,481	)	$	—		$	(16,481	)
2010 changes in fair value, net of deferred taxes of $(2,408) and $(184)		(4,312	)		(337	)		(4,649	)
Reclassification to earnings, net of deferred taxes of $7,222 and $103		12,933			192			13,125
Balance at December 31, 2010		(7,860	)		(145	)		(8,005	)
2011 changes in fair value, net of deferred taxes of $(159) and $(189)		(288	)		(344	)		(632	)
Reclassification to earnings, net of deferred taxes of $4,526 and $270		8,148			489			8,637
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	—		$	—		$	—