INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts for tax purposes. Primarily due to differences in depreciation rates for federal income tax purposes and for financial reporting purposes, the Company has generated a net deferred tax liability. As a result of certain realization requirements of ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation, deferred assets and liabilities did not include certain deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2011 that arose directly from the tax deductions related to equity compensation in excess of compensation recognized for financial reporting. Those deferred tax assets included loss carryforwards of $10.3 million as of December 31, 2011. Additional loss carryforwards of $4.3 million arose during the first quarter of 2012. The Company used ASC 740 ordering for purposes of determining when excess tax benefits have been realized. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recognized $4.9 million and $14.6 million, respectively, of the previously unrecognized deferred tax assets related to the excess tax benefits of stock compensation, which decreased "Deferred income taxes" and increased "Capital in excess of par."

INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts for tax purposes. Primarily due to differences in depreciation rates for federal income tax purposes and for financial reporting purposes, the Company has generated a net deferred tax liability.

As a result of certain realization requirements of ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation, deferred assets and liabilities did not include certain deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2011 that arose directly from the tax deductions related to equity compensation in excess of compensation recognized for financial reporting. Those deferred tax assets included loss carryforwards of $10.3 million as of December 31, 2011. Additional loss carryforwards of $4.3 million arose during the first quarter of 2012. The Company used ASC 740 ordering for purposes of determining when excess tax benefits have been realized. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recognized $4.9 million and $14.6 million, respectively, of the previously unrecognized deferred tax assets related to the excess tax benefits of stock compensation, which decreased "Deferred income taxes" and increased "Capital in excess of par."