Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule of provision for income taxes

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
	(In thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	3,605	$	—	$	(308	)
State and local		2,793		355		57
Foreign		1,194		1,348		2,022
Total current provision		7,592		1,703		1,771
Deferred:
Federal		20,531		14,494		6,763
State and local		2,890		3,170		5,014
Foreign		16		115		399
Total deferred provision		23,437		17,779		12,176
Provision for income taxes	$	31,029	$	19,482	$	13,947

Difference between the Company's reported provision for income taxes and the U.S. federal statutory rate

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
U.S. federal tax at statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
State and local taxes — net of federal benefit		5.2			4.6			6.1
Stock compensation		(0.1	)		(0.1	)		1.2
Change in rates for deferred tax assets		(0.2	)		(0.1	)		5.2
Tax-exempt interest income		(0.0	)		(0.1	)		(0.6	)
Other, net		(0.5	)		(1.1	)		(0.5	)
Provision for income taxes		39.4	%		38.3	%		46.4	%

Summary of company's net deferred tax assets

	As of December 31,
	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets
U.S net operating loss carryforwards	$	4,589		$	6,935
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards		165			237
Depreciation and amortization		—			789
Stock compensation expense		5,312			6,945
Tax credits		—			6,035
Other		3,280			1,958
Total deferred tax assets		13,346			22,899
Valuation allowance		(287	)		(249	)
Net deferred tax assets		13,059			22,650
Deferred tax liabilities
Depreciation and amortization		(1,905	)		—
Capitalized software development costs		(1,980	)		(1,210	)
Intangible assets		(1,085	)		(1,627	)
Deferred tax assets, net	$	8,089		$	19,813

Summary of changes in valuation allowance

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010			2009
	(In thousands)
Valuation allowance at beginning of year	$	249	$	666		$	567
Increase (decrease) to valuation allowance attributable to:
Net operating losses		38		(132	)		39
Temporary differences		—		—			186
Tax credits		—		(285	)		(126	)
Valuation allowance at end of year	$	287	$	249		$	666

Reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits

	2011			2010		2009
	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	3,329		$	2,924	$	2,685
Additions for tax positions of prior years		366			277		239
Additions for tax positions of current year		—			128		—
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(48	)		—		—
Balance at end of year	$	3,647		$	3,329	$	2,924