Long-Term Debt and Revolving Lines of Credit (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Long-Term Debt and Revolving Lines of Credit [Abstract]

Long-term debt

Total debt consists of the following at December 31, 2012 and 2011:

		Interest Rate		2012		2011
				(in thousands)
CoBank (term loan)	Fixed	7.37%	$	1,876	$	4,524
CoBank Term Loan A	Variable	2.96%		230,000		175,565
Other debt		Various		301		486
				232,177		180,575
Current maturities				1,977		21,913
Total long-term debt			$	230,200	$	158,662

Maturities of long-term debt

The aggregate maturities of long-term debt for each of the five years subsequent to December 31, 2012 are as follows:

Year	Amount
	(in thousands)
2013	$	1,977
2014		5,750
2015		23,000
2016		23,000
2017		23,000
Later years		155,450
	$	232,177