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Recently Issued Accounting Standards
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
New Accounting Standards [Abstract] 
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Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In September 2009, the FASB issued new guidance on multiple deliverable revenue arrangements. This new guidance requires entities to use their best estimate of the selling price of a deliverable within a multiple deliverable revenue arrangement if the entity and other entities do not sell the deliverable separate from the other deliverables within the arrangement. This new guidance requires both qualitative and quantitative disclosures. This new guidance is effective for new or materially modified arrangements in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company adopted this new guidance on January 1, 2011. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Not Yet Adopted
In September 2011, the FASB issued new accounting guidance intended to simplify goodwill impairment testing. Companies will be allowed to perform a qualitative assessment of goodwill impairment to determine whether a quantitative assessment is necessary. This guidance is effective for the Company’s interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2012. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not believe the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued changes to the presentation of comprehensive income. These changes give an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements; the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity was eliminated. These changes become effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating these changes to determine which option will be chosen for the presentation of comprehensive income. The adoption of this pronouncement is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement which amends the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements to achieve common disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). The accounting pronouncement requires certain disclosures about transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, sensitivity of fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, and categorization by level of items that are reported at cost but are required to be disclosed at fair value. The disclosures are to be applied prospectively effective in the first interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this pronouncement is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In October 2010, the FASB issued new guidance concerning the accounting for costs associated with acquiring or renewing insurance contracts. Under the new guidance, only direct incremental costs associated with successful insurance contract acquisitions or renewals would be deferrable. The guidance also states that advertising costs and indirect costs should be expensed as incurred. Although this guidance states that certain advertising costs that meet current accounting guidance could be deferred and treated as deferred acquisition costs ("DAC"), the Company does not currently record any new advertising costs in DAC. This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 with earlier adoption permitted as of the first day of a company's fiscal year. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of the pronouncement and the potential impact, if any, on the Company's financial position and results of operations.