Employee Savings Plan

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Employee Savings Plan

Employee Savings Plan

J.     Employee Savings Plan

        We provide a 401(k) Plan to our employees by which they may defer compensation for income tax purposes under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Each employee may elect to defer a percentage of his or her salary up to a specified maximum. Our 401(k) Plan provides, among other things, for a company contribution of 3% of each employee's combined salary and certain other compensation for the plan year. Salary deferred by employees and contributions by us to the 401(k) Plan are not taxable to employees until withdrawn from the 401(k) Plan and contributions are deductible by us when made. The amount of our company contribution for the 401(k) Plan was $1.0 million, $1.3 million, and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.