Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Components Of Debt

Debt consists of the following at:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
$400 million senior unsecured notes with an effective interest rate of 5.94% at September 30, 2012	$	400,000	$	—
$250 million senior unsecured notes with an effective interest rate of 6.19% less discount of $0.5 million and $0.6 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	249,491		249,444
$350 million senior secured credit facility with an effective interest rate of 2.82% at September 30, 2012	166,725		—
Capital lease obligations due 2016 with an effective interest rate of 3.18% at both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	2,684		3,172
Other notes payable	76		89
Total debt	$	818,976	$	252,705
Less current portion	10,065		673
Total long-term debt	$	808,911	$	252,032

Maturities of long-term debt [Table Text Block]

Scheduled principal maturities of debt as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:

Year Ending	Senior Notes		Capital Lease			Revolving Credit Facilities		Other Notes Payable		Total
			(In thousands)
September 30, 2013	$	—	$	1,024		$	9,375	$	21	$	10,420
September 30, 2014	—		1,024			8,437		23		9,484
September 30, 2015	—		1,024			11,250		22		12,296
September 30, 2016	—		854			137,663		10		138,527
September 30, 2017	—		—			—		—		—
Thereafter	649,491		—			—		—		649,491
Total payments	649,491		3,926			166,725		76		820,218
Less: Amount representing estimated executory costs	—		(1,071		)	—		—		(1,071		)
Less: Amounts representing interest	—		(171		)	—		—		(171		)
Net principal payments	$	649,491	$	2,684		$	166,725	$	76	$	818,976