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Employee Benefit Plans and Insurance
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans and Insurance
Employee Benefit Plans and Insurance
We maintain a 401(k) retirement plan for our eligible employees. Under this plan, we may make a matching contribution, on a discretionary basis, equal to a percentage of each eligible employee’s annual contribution, which we determine annually. Our matching contributions for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were $2.6 million, $0.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
We maintain a self-insurance program, for major medical and hospitalization coverage for employees and their dependents, which is partially funded by employee payroll deductions. We have provided for both reported and incurred but not reported medical costs in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. We have a maximum liability of $150,000 per employee/dependent per year. Amounts in excess of the stated maximum are covered under a separate policy provided by an insurance company. Insurance premiums and deductibles accruals at December 31, 2011 and 2010 include $1.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively, for our estimate of incurred but unpaid costs related to the self-insurance portion of our health insurance.
We are self-insured for up to $500,000 per incident for all workers’ compensation claims submitted by employees for on-the-job injuries. We have a deductible of $250,000 per occurrence under both our general liability insurance and auto liability insurance. We accrue our workers’ compensation claim cost estimates based on historical claims development data and we accrue the cost of administrative services associated with claims processing. Insurance premiums and deductibles accruals at December 31, 2011 and 2010 include $6.5 million and $6.6 million, respectively, for our estimate of costs relative to the self-insured portion of our workers’ compensation, general liability and auto liability insurance. Based upon our past experience, management believes that we have adequately provided for potential losses. However, future multiple occurrences of serious injuries to employees could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.