Gain On Claims From Oil Spill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Gain On Claims From Oil Spill [Abstract]

Gain On Claims From Oil Spill

12. Gain on Claims from Oil Spill

The Company has filed lawsuits and claims seeking the recovery of damages against parties we believe are responsible for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which the U.S. Coast Guard termed the "largest oil spill in U.S. history" causing "significant environmental damage to the Gulf of Mexico." In April 2012, we received payment of $0.6 million from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, which represents a small portion of one of our claims. Due to the nature of this event and the uncertainty surrounding future satisfaction or our claims, we classified this payment as a gain in our statements of operations and is included in the line item "Other, net" for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.