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Description of Business and Accounting Policies (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] 
Revenue Recognition, Policy
In September 2009, new accounting guidance under ASC Topic 605 related to revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables was issued. The guidance addresses the unit of accounting for arrangements involving multiple deliverables, how arrangement consideration should be allocated to the separate units of accounting and eliminates the criterion that objective and reliable evidence of fair value of any undelivered items must exist for the delivered item to be considered a separate unit of accounting. Effective January 1, 2011, the Company prospectively adopted this standard for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified after the adoption date. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In September 2009, new accounting guidance under ASC Topic 605 was issued regarding tangible products containing both software and non-software components that function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality. Effective January 1, 2011, the Company prospectively adopted this standard for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified after the adoption date. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
Income Tax, Policy
The Company’s income tax provision for interim periods is determined through the use of an estimated annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date ordinary income, as well as the tax effects associated with discrete items.
Use of Estimates, Policy
Preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to various regulatory and tax proceedings, lawsuits, claims, and other matters. The Company believes adequate provision has been made for all such asserted and unasserted claims in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes that are not predictable with assurance.