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Common Stock and Treasury Stock
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Common Stock and Treasury Stock [Abstract] 
Common Stock and Treasury Stock
4. Common Stock and Treasury Stock
     The following summarizes information relating to the number of shares of our common stock issued in connection with stock transactions through September 30, 2011:
                 
    Common Stock Issued  
    Class A     Class B  
    (Shares in thousands)  
Balance, January 1, 2010
    4,771       599  
Conversion of shares
    1       (1 )
Forfeiture of restricted stock
    (2 )      
 
           
Balance, December 31, 2010
    4,770       598  
Conversion of shares
    1       (1 )
 
           
Balance, September 30, 2011
    4,771       597  
 
           
     We have a Stock Buy-Back Program (the “Buy-Back Program”) to allow us to purchase up to $60,000,000 of our Class A Common Stock. From its inception in 1998 through September 30, 2011, we have repurchased 1,391,586 shares of our Class A Common Stock for approximately $45,680,000.