Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Derivative [Line Items]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

On September 29, 2011, the Company entered into the following interest rate swap transaction (in thousands):

Effective Date		Notional Amount	Bank Pays Variable Rate of	Regency Pays Fixed Rate of
October 1, 2011	$	9,000	1 Month LIBOR	0.76	%

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

The following table represents the effect of the derivative financial instruments on the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009 (in thousands):

Derivatives in FASB ASC Topic 815 Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)					Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)							Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on  Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing)
	December 31,						December 31,								December 31,
	2011		2010		2009		2011			2010		2009			2011			2010	2009
Interest rate products	$	18	(36,556	)	38,645	Interest expense	$	(9,467	)	(5,575	)	(2,305	)	Gain (loss) on derivative instruments	$	(54	)	1,419	(3,294	)