Employee Benefit Plan Obligations (Details 10)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Asset Category
Equity Securities	57.00%	68.00%
Fixed income securities	41.00%	31.00%
Cash and equivalents	2.00%	1.00%
Weighted average asset allocations, Total	100.00%	100.00%

Defined benefit plan Cash and equivalents.

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The percentage of the fair value of debt securities to the fair value of total plan assets held as of the measurement date.

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The percentage of the fair value of equity securities to the fair value of total plan assets held as of the measurement date.

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The aggregate percentage of the fair value of investments (categorized by debt securities, equity securities, real estate and other plan assets) to the fair value of total plan assets held as of the measurement date.

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