Amount of cash payments made resulting from the contingent consideration arrangement.

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- Definition

Represents the income statement impact due to change in fair value of contingent acquisition-related obligations.

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The amount of net income (loss) during the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period resulting from the gain in operating income resulting from remaining contingent consideration.

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- Definition

Represents the after tax amount of changes in net income for the current period due to adjustment of remaining contingent consideration liability related to business acquisition.

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- Definition

For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7488404&loc=d3e6927-128479

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Contingent Consideration (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012
Contingent Consideration
Contingent consideration payment	$ 40,000
Maximum aggregate undiscounted amount of contingent consideration				19,000
Remaining contingent consideration liability adjusted through operating income		17,800
Changes in net income due to adjustment of remaining contingent consideration liability			$ 11,200
Net income per common stockholders, diluted as a result from reduction in contingent consideration liability			$ 0.06