Notes Payable and Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Notes Payable and Long-term Debt

Schedule of the redemption price expressed as a percentage of principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed

Year	Percentage
2013	104.375	%
2014	102.187	%
2015 and thereafter	100.00	%

Schedule of outstanding long-term debt balances and weighted average interest rates

Outstanding long-term debt balances and weighted average interest rates at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

				Weighted					Weighted
	Year Ended			Average		Year Ended			Average
	December 31,			Effective		December 31,			Effective
	2012			Interest Rate		2011			Interest Rate
Senior notes (a)(b)	$	250,000		9.0	%	$	250,000		9.0	%
Unamortized discount	(2,433		)			(2,814		)
	247,567					247,186
Less: current portion	—					—
	$	247,567				$	247,186

(a) Interest expense for 2012 and 2011 includes $381 and $348, respectively, of amortization of original issue discount.

(b) The senior notes bear interest at 8.75%. The effective rate of these notes is 9%, giving effect to the original issue discount.

Summary of deferred financing fee activity

	Total
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	9,452
Amortization of deferred financing costs	(1,498		)
Debt prepayment expense	(295		)
Financing fees paid and accrued	1,653
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	9,312
Amortization of deferred financing costs	(1,653		)
Debt prepayment expense	—
Financing fees paid and accrued	(17		)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	7,642

Schedule of total prepayment expense related to the debt refinancing activities and amendments

	2012		2011		2010
Write-off of deferred financing costs	$	—	$	295	$	1,246
	$	—	$	295	$	1,246