Fair Values of Financial and Nonfinancial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011 loan	Dec. 31, 2010 loan
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	$ 347,016,000	$ 437,795,000
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, unpaid principal balance	79,700,000	9,600,000
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance	2,700,000	(86,000)
Number of loans 90 days or more past due	2	2
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, aggregate carrying value of loans with payments 90 days or more past due	542,000	468,000
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans with payments 90 days or more past due	623,000	592,000
Senior notes, net	820,016,000	870,868,000
U.S. Treasury securities
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	1,555,000	15,863,000
Obligations of U.S. and local government agencies
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	146,820,000	33,044,000
Corporate debt securities issued under U.S. government/agency-backed programs
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	1,456,000	170,990,000
Corporate debt securities
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	125,666,000	105,102,000
Asset-backed securities
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	45,744,000	7,632,000
Time deposits
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	25,500,000	76,312,000
Short-term pooled investments
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Marketable securities, available-for-sale	275,000	28,852,000
Total Fair Value
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Senior notes, net	824,600,000	909,500,000
Carrying value
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Senior notes, net	820,000,000	870,900,000
Recurring Measurement \| Levels 1 and 2 \| Obligations of U.S. and local government agencies
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	146,820,000	33,044,000
Recurring Measurement \| Levels 1 and 2 \| Short-term pooled investments
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	275,000	28,852,000
Recurring Measurement \| Level 1 \| Options on futures contracts
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	0	81,000
Recurring Measurement \| Level 1 \| U.S. Treasury securities
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	1,555,000	15,863,000
Recurring Measurement \| Level 2 \| Mortgage loans held-for-sale
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	82,351,000	9,534,000
Recurring Measurement \| Level 2 \| Forward-delivery contracts
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	(1,235,000)	719,000
Recurring Measurement \| Level 2 \| Corporate debt securities issued under U.S. government/agency-backed programs
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	1,456,000	170,990,000
Recurring Measurement \| Level 2 \| Corporate debt securities
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	125,666,000	105,102,000
Recurring Measurement \| Level 2 \| Asset-backed securities
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	45,744,000	7,632,000
Recurring Measurement \| Level 2 \| Time deposits
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	25,500,000	76,312,000
Recurring Measurement \| Level 3 \| Mortgage interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs")
Fair value measurement for financial instruments
Fair value of assets	$ 3,359,000	$ 1,496,000

For an unclassified balance sheet, this item represents investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale.

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