Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Abstract]
FIFC Canada, income before taxes	$ 6,000,000
Increases in deferred tax liabilities for enacted changes in tax laws		408,000
Tax expense (benefits) related to the exercise of certain stock options and vesting and issuance of shares	1,700,000	129,000	895,000
Statutory federal income tax rate	35.00%
AMT credt carryforward	345,000	0
Illinois net loss deduction carryforwaard that begins to expire in 2018	$ 2,600,000

The domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable under enacted tax laws to the Company's pretax income from continuing operations for the period. The "statutory" tax rate is the regular tax rate if there are alternative tax systems.

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The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to changes in the income tax rates under enacted tax laws in the period.

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The amount of the tax credit carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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