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Short-Term Investments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Short-Term Investments [Abstract]  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

NOTE 3 SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

Cash in excess of funds required for immediate use by the Company has been invested with the primary goal to preserve capital. As such, the funds are invested in short-term, high-quality, fixed-income securities and are accounted for at fair value. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the fair value of these investments was $19,460 and $27,895, respectively, and was included in short-term investments on the consolidated statements of net assets.

In addition to short-term investments, the Company invests in money market funds which are classified as cash equivalents. Amounts are transferred between short-term investments and money market funds based on investment availability and yield.