RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS On occasion, Haverford-Valley, L.C. (an entity owned by our Chairman of the Board) and certain affiliated entities make travel arrangements for our executives and pay the travel related expenses incurred by our executives on company business. During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 we reimbursed Haverford-Valley L.C. $170,000, $93,000, and $122,000, respectively, for these expenses. We retired all of the remaining $34.6 million of the Senior Notes during the year ended December 31, 2011, for $34.6 million in cash, resulting in a loss of $54,000 on early extinguishment of debt, net of $77,000 of associated unamortized discount. Of the $34.6 million in Senior Notes retired during the year ended December 31, 2011, $10.1 million were held by Chou Associates Management, Inc. or an affiliate of Chou ("Chou") and $21.7 million were held by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited or an affiliate of Fairfax ("Fairfax"). Chou and Fairfax are beneficial owners of more than 5% of our common stock. |