FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Financial assets accounted at fair value on a recurring basis

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company's financial assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands).

			Assets at Fair Value Using
	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
As of September 30, 2012
Available-for-sale securities:
Investments held in Rabbi Trust	$	5,983	$	5,983	$	-	$	-
Marketable securities:
Publicly-traded equity securities		214		214		-		-
Fixed income securities		5,034		-		5,034		-

Total	$	11,231	$	6,197	$	5,034	$	-

As of December 31, 2011
Available-for-sale securities:
Investments held in Rabbi Trust	$	5,786	$	5,786	$	-	$	-
Marketable securities:
Publicly-traded equity securities		727		727		-		-
Fixed income securities		5,004		-		5,004		-

Total	$	11,517	$	6,513	$	5,004	$	-

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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