1.0.0.3 false Fair Value Measurement false 1 $ false false Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 2 Fair Value Measurement [Abstract] 0 ame_FairValueMeasurementAbstract ame false na duration string Fair Value Measurement Abstract. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false Fair Value Measurement Abstract. false 3 Fair Value Measurement 1 us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0   <div style="margin-left: 0%"> <div style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> <b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">3.   Fair Value Measurement</font></b> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> The Company adopted ASC 820 as of January 1, 2008, with the exception of the application of the statement to nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are measured or disclosed at fair value on a non-recurring basis, which was delayed by ASC <font style="white-space: nowrap">820-10-65-1,</font> <i>Transition Related to FASB Staff Position <font style="white-space: nowrap">FAS 157-2,</font> Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, </i>to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, which the Company adopted January 1, 2009. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> The Company utilizes a valuation hierarchy for disclosure of the inputs to the valuations used to measure fair value. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on the Company’s own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">  </div> <div align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #ffffff"> At December 31, 2009, $0.3 million of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as well as $5.0 million of marketable securities are valued as level 1 investments. In addition, the Company held $8.9 million of investments in fixed-income securities valued as level 2 investments in the investments and other assets line of the consolidated balance sheet. For the year ended December 31, 2009, gains and losses on the investments noted above were not significant. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true