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Defined Contribution and 401(k) Plans	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Contribution and 401(k) Plans [Abstract]
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION AND 401(k) PLANS	NOTE 16 — DEFINED CONTRIBUTION AND 401(k) PLANS *Defined Contribution Plan* The Company provides a noncontributory defined contribution retirement plan for all eligible U.S. employees. Total contributions charged to expense and capital projects were $1.5 million, $1.0 million and $0.7 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, which is based on a percentage of the salary of eligible employees. *401(k) Plan* The Company maintains a retirement savings plan (which qualifies under Section 401(k) of the U.S. Internal Revenue code) covering all eligible U.S. employees. Under the plan, employees may elect to contribute up to 100% of their cash compensation, subject to ERISA limitations. The Company adopted a Safe Harbor Tiered Match and is required to make matching contributions equal to 100% of the employee’s contribution up to 3% of the employee’s compensation plus matching contributions equal to 50% of the employee’s contribution up to an additional 2% of the employee’s compensation. Employees have the option of investing in twelve different types of investment funds. Total plan expenses recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements were $1.4 million, $0.9 million and $0.5 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively and plan expenses charged to operations were $1.4 million, $0.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

Defined Contribution and 401(k) Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Defined Contribution and 401(k) Plans [Abstract]

NOTE 16 — DEFINED CONTRIBUTION AND 401(k) PLANS

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company provides a noncontributory defined contribution retirement plan for all eligible U.S. employees. Total contributions charged to expense and capital projects were $1.5 million, $1.0 million and $0.7 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, which is based on a percentage of the salary of eligible employees.

401(k) Plan

The Company maintains a retirement savings plan (which qualifies under Section 401(k) of the U.S. Internal Revenue code) covering all eligible U.S. employees. Under the plan, employees may elect to contribute up to 100% of their cash compensation, subject to ERISA limitations. The Company adopted a Safe Harbor Tiered Match and is required to make matching contributions equal to 100% of the employee’s contribution up to 3% of the employee’s compensation plus matching contributions equal to 50% of the employee’s contribution up to an additional 2% of the employee’s compensation. Employees have the option of investing in twelve different types of investment funds. Total plan expenses recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements were $1.4 million, $0.9 million and $0.5 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively and plan expenses charged to operations were $1.4 million, $0.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for postemployment benefits, which may include supplemental unemployment benefits, obligations recognized for all types of benefits provided to former or inactive employees, their beneficiaries, and covered dependents after employment but before retirement. Disclosure may also include discussion that an obligation for postemployment benefits is not accrued in accordance with regulation only because the amount cannot be reasonably estimated.

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