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Fixed Assets And Asset Retirement Obligations (Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Liability For Asset Retirement Obligations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Fixed Assets And Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]
Asset retirement obligations, beginning balance	$ 5,179	$ 4,838
Liabilities incurred and assumed in the current period	349
Accretion expense	372	341
Asset retirement obligations, ending balance	$ 5,900	$ 5,179

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

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Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability.

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