Long Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Balances

Long-term debt for the Company at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is shown below (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Senior secured credit facility, variable rate of 6.50% (weighted average rate of 6.50%) at September 30, 2012, due 2016	$	970,000		$	1,000,000
Less current portion	(10,000		)	(10,000		)
Total long-term debt, net of current portion	$	960,000		$	990,000

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

The approximate aggregate maturities of long-term debt for each of the four years subsequent to September 30, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

Trailing twelve months ending September 30,
2013	$	10,000
2014	21,250
2015	43,750
2016	895,000
	$	970,000