Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis Of Presentation [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company has no unconsolidated subsidiaries or significant investments accounted for under the equity method.

The results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year or any other quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs, expenses and accumulated other comprehensive income that are reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. Actual results may be different. See note 2 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 for a discussion of the Company's critical accounting estimates.

Contingencies, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Contingencies

The Company may be, from time to time, a party to various disputes and claims arising from normal business activities. The Company continually assesses litigation to determine if an unfavorable outcome would lead to a probable loss or reasonably possible loss which could be estimated. In accordance with the guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on accounting for contingencies, the Company accrues for all contingencies at the earliest date at which it is deemed probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of such liability can be reasonably estimated. If the estimate of a probable loss is a range and no amount within the range is more likely than another, the Company accrues the minimum of the range. In the cases where the Company believes that a reasonably possible loss exists, the Company discloses the facts and circumstances of the litigation, including an estimable range, if possible.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted [Text Block]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-04, "Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS (ASU 2011-04) that clarifies the application of existing guidance and disclosure requirements, changes certain fair value measurement principles and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. ASU 2011-04 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011 and therefore is effective for the Company in its first quarter of fiscal 2012 and will be applied prospectively. The Company does not expect its adoption of ASU 2011-04 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, "Presentation of Comprehensive Income" (ASU 2011-05) that requires the presentation of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 also requires presentation of adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. ASU 2011-05 requires retrospective application, and it is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 and therefore will be effective for the Company in its first quarter of fiscal 2012. Early adoption of ASU 2011-05 is permitted; however, the Company does not expect that it will do so. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2011-05 will change the order in which certain financial statements are presented and provide additional detail on those financial statements when applicable, but will not have any other impact on its financial statements.