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Deferred Revenue

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Note 10. Deferred Revenue

The components of deferred revenue consist of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Future service	$	27,324	$	25,809
Estimated potential penalties and holdbacks		9,889		8,510

	$	37,213	$	34,319

- Definition

The entire disclosure for deferred revenues at the end of the reporting period, and description and amounts of significant changes that occurred during the reporting period. Deferred revenue is a liability as of the balance sheet date related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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