Recourse Debt and Interest Rate Swap (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Recourse Debt And Interest Rate Swap [Abstract]

Recourse Debt

Recourse debt at December 31 consisted of the following:

dollars in thousands	Weighted-Average  Interest Rates at December 31,				2011		2010
	20111		2010
Term Loan2	3.646	%	4.396	%	$	361,250	$	403,750
Less: Short-term debt – recourse					42,500		42,500
Long-term debt – recourse					$	318,750	$	361,250

1 See additional information below regarding the interest rate fixed at 3.646% in connection with an interest rate swap, which expires on April 1, 2015.

2 The term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement expire on June 10, 2016.