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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract] 
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Disclosures about fair value of our financial instruments are based on pertinent information available to management as of September 30, 2011.  Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value.  Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that we could realize on disposition of the financial instruments.  The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on estimated fair value amounts.

Our estimates of the fair value of (i) accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate carrying value due to the relatively short maturity of these instruments; (ii) our publicly-traded debt is based on observable market data; and (iii) our debt that is not traded publicly is based on estimated effective borrowing rates for debt with similar terms, loan to estimated fair value and remaining maturities (the estimated fair value of all our debt was $1.6 billion at September 30, 2011 and $1.7 billion at December 31, 2010).