Debt Secured Notes (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Secured Notes Due in 2016 - New
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	Dec. 15, 2016
Stated interest rate on debt	12.75%
Days after year end Company must offer to purchase secured notes with certain of its excess cash flow	95 days
Percentage of principal of secured notes required to be purchased with excess cash flow		103.00%
Excess Cash Flow Per Senior Secured Note Agreement		$ 17,000
Domestic Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage	100.00%

Consolidated Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage

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- Definition

As of the balance sheet date, the amount of excess cash flow, as defined by the indenture agreement, required to be offered for the purpose of purchasing outstanding Senior Secured Notes

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- Definition

The amount of the redemption price in percentage in the event of excess cash flow.

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- Definition

Timeframe after the end of each fiscal year that the Company must make an offer to purchase New Secured Notes with certain of its excess cash flow for such fiscal year. Days After Fiscal Year End

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- Definition

Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 129

-Paragraph 2, 4

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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