Business combination pro forma information amortization expense for the amortization of intangible assets

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Business combination pro forma information depreciation.

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Business combination pro forma information interest expense.

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141R

-Paragraph 68

-Subparagraph r(1)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) (Maverick [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Jul. 08, 2011
Maverick [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue included in the consolidated statement of operations	$ 34,900,000
Aggregate purchase price			186,300,000
Additional depreciation		3,100,000
Amortization expense, for the amortization of intangible assets		607,000
Interest expense		$ 3,600,000