CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE	9 Months Ended
CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE	Sep. 30, 2013
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 in 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. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company re-purchased $0.6 million of Convertible Notes. Through September 30, 2013, the Company had re-purchased $114.6 million in principal amount of its Convertible Notes, and the remaining outstanding balance is $0.4 million. As of December 31, 2011, all loan costs associated with the issuance had been expensed and there is no remaining net carrying amount of the equity component. The if-converted value of the Convertible Notes does not exceed their aggregate principal amount as of September 30, 2013 and there are no derivative transactions that were entered into in connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes.

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