Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Our long-term debt consists of the following:

		September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2011		2010
Acquisition related notes:
	Weighted average interest rate of 5.27% at December 31, 2010, with maturities through 2013	$	—	$	44,624
	Non-interest bearing acquisition note due in $5 million installments March 2012, 2014 and 2016	13,039		—
Notes:
	7.25% senior notes due June 2021	400,000		—
	5.7% senior debentures due August 2014	1,175		1,175
	7.55% senior debentures due April 2028	59,645		59,645
	8.5% deferrable interest subordinated notes due April 2012	34,768		34,768
Bank debt:
	Revolving line of credit borrowings due March 2016, weighted average interest rate of 6.8%	48,310		—
	Term loan facility borrowings through March 2016, weighted average interest rate of 4.0%	345,625		—
	Revolving line of credit borrowings due July 2012, weighted average interest rate of 3.63%, extinguished in May 2011	—		200,000
	Term loan facility borrowings due April 2016, weighted average interest rate of 4.75%, extinguished in May 2011	—		348,250
Other debt:
	6.52% Promissory Note due to First American Financial Corporation (See Note 15)	—		18,787
	Various interest rates with maturities through 2013	8,536		13,640
Total long-term debt		911,098		720,889
Less current portion of long-term debt		62,482		233,452
Long-term debt, net of current portion		$	848,616	$	487,437