CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE	9 Months Ended
CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE	Sep. 30, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Convertible Notes Payable	CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE In December 2006 and January 2007, the Company issued convertible notes totaling $115.0 million with a fixed interest rate of 3.75% due 2026 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes were issued at par and require interest payments semi-annually in arrears on June 15^th and December 15^th of each year. The Convertible Notes are unsecured obligations and rank equally with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Convertible Notes have an effective interest rate of 6.03% after giving effect to the accounting treatment required by ASC Topic 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options.” Holders of the Convertible Notes may require the Company to repurchase the Convertible Notes at par on December 15, 2016 and December 15, 2021. As of December 31, 2011, all loan costs associated with the issuance have been expensed and there is no remaining net carrying amount of the equity component. The additional non-cash interest expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The if-converted value of the Convertible Notes does not exceed their aggregate principal amount as of September 30, 2012 and there are no derivative transactions that were entered into in connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes. Through December 31, 2011, the Company had purchased $114.1 million in principal amount of its Convertible Notes at an average discount of approximately 11% of which $24.0 million was repurchased by the Company at par on December 20, 2011 pursuant to the holder's exercise of their repurchase option. The Company did not purchase any of its Convertible Notes during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes as of September 30, 2012 was $0.9 million.

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