Sale of Investment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Sale of Investment [Abstract]

Sale of Investment

15.           Sale of Investment

In January 2009, a private company in which we held preferred stock (recorded in “other assets”) was acquired by a third party.  As part of this sale, we received two payments totaling $11.6 million and recorded a gain of $2.6 million during the first quarter of 2009.  During the second quarter of 2010, we recognized a gain of $1.2 million related to the receipt of a final escrow payment.