Supplemental Disclosures Of Cash Flow Information And Non-Cash Financing And Investing Activities (Summary Of Supplemental Disclosures Of Cash Flow Information And Non-Cash Financing And Investing Activities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Supplemental Disclosures Of Cash Flow Information And Non-Cash Financing And Investing Activities [Abstract]
Interest	$ 5,241	$ 6,164
Income taxes	4,063	4,915
Other payable issued for purchased customer accounts	21,391
Notes payable issued or assumed for purchased customer accounts		649
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges	4,714	8,941
Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts	$ 431	$ 6,103

Supplemental Disclosures Of Cash Flow Information And Non-Cash Financing And Investing Activities (Summary Of Supplemental Disclosures Of Cash Flow Information And Non-Cash Financing And Investing Activities) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2011

Supplemental Disclosures Of Cash Flow Information And Non-Cash Financing And Investing Activities [Abstract]

Interest

$ 5,241

$ 6,164

Income taxes

4,063

4,915

Other payable issued for purchased customer accounts

21,391

Notes payable issued or assumed for purchased customer accounts

649

Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges

4,714

8,941

Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts

$ 431

$ 6,103

- Definition

The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income.

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- Definition

The value of an asset or business acquired in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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- Definition

Appreciation or loss in value (before reclassification adjustment) of the total of unsold securities during the period being reported on, net of tax. Reclassification adjustments include: (1) the unrealized holding gain (loss), net of tax, at the date of the transfer for a debt security from the held-to-maturity category transferred into the available-for-sale category. Also includes the unrealized gain (loss) at the date of transfer for a debt security from the available-for-sale category transferred into the held-to-maturity category; (2) the unrealized gains (losses) realized upon the sale of securities, after tax; and (3) the unrealized gains (losses) realized upon the write-down of securities, after tax.

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