(2) Notes Payable	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	(2) Notes Payable In December 2008, we entered into a new loan agreement with a bank consortium that provides for a $40 million term loan and a $30 million revolving credit facility. At March 31, 2012, we owed $15 million on the term loan and nil on the revolver. The debt matures in December of 2012. We pay a .5% commitment fee on the unused revolver. Substantially all of Sunrise's assets are pledged under this loan agreement and we are the guarantor. The loan agreement requires customary covenants, required financial ratios and restrictions on distributions. Closing costs on this loan agreement were about $1.2 million and are being amortized using the effective interest method over its term which ends near the end of 2012. The current interest rate is LIBOR-one month (0.25%) plus 2.50% or 2.75%. Considering our two interest rate swap agreements, commitment fees and amortization of the closing costs, our effective interest rates for 2012 and 2011 were about 6.6% for each period. One of the swaps expired in December 2011 and the other will expire in July 2012. Assuming interest rates remain stable, we expect our interest rate, not including fees and the amortization of the closing costs, to be about 3% for the last half of 2012. The recorded value of our bank debt approximates fair value as it bears interest at a floating rate. We expect to negotiate a new loan agreement with our banks sometime before the end of the year.

(2) Notes Payable

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

(2) Notes Payable

In December 2008, we entered into a new loan agreement with a bank consortium that provides for a $40 million term loan and a $30 million revolving credit facility. At March 31, 2012, we owed $15 million on the term loan and nil on the revolver. The debt matures in December of 2012. We pay a .5% commitment fee on the unused revolver. Substantially all of Sunrise's assets are pledged under this loan agreement and we are the guarantor. The loan agreement requires customary covenants, required financial ratios and restrictions on distributions. Closing costs on this loan agreement were about $1.2 million and are being amortized using the effective interest method over its term which ends near the end of 2012. The current interest rate is LIBOR-one month (0.25%) plus 2.50% or 2.75%.

Considering our two interest rate swap agreements, commitment fees and amortization of the closing costs, our effective interest rates for 2012 and 2011 were about 6.6% for each period. One of the swaps expired in December 2011 and the other will expire in July 2012. Assuming interest rates remain stable, we expect our interest rate, not including fees and the amortization of the closing costs, to be about 3% for the last half of 2012. The recorded value of our bank debt approximates fair value as it bears interest at a floating rate.

We expect to negotiate a new loan agreement with our banks sometime before the end of the year.

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