Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Performance Period

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Share-based Compensation, Cash Payout Amount as Percentage of Target Award

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Share-based Compensation, Performance Target Weight as Percentage of Total Performance Target

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Share-based Compensation, Vesting Amount as Percentage of Target Award

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Description of the period of time over which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, which may be expressed in a variety of ways (for example, in years, month and year).

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 123R

-Paragraph A240

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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 123R

-Paragraph A240

-Subparagraph b(2)(c)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Note 16 - Share-Based and Other Compensation Plans (RSUs - Cash Settled) (Details) (2008 Equity Plan [Member])	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants by Compensation Committee			375,500
Performance Based RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period	3 years
Cash Settled [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants by Compensation Committee	0
Cash Settled [Member] \| Performance Based RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants by Compensation Committee	3,004,730	162,500
Cash Settled [Member] \| Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Total Shareholder Return, Industry Peer Group [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance target weight as percentage of total performance target	50.00%
Cash Settled [Member] \| Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Total Shareholder Return, S&P 400 Index [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance target weight as percentage of total performance target	50.00%
Cash Settled [Member] \| Timed-Vested RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grants by Compensation Committee		108,921	423,503
Vesting period (in years)	3 years
Maximum [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member] \| Performance Based RSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting amount as percentage of target award	200.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member] \| Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Total Shareholder Return, Industry Peer Group [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cash payout range amount as percentage of target award	100.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Cash Settled [Member] \| Performance Based RSUs [Member] \| Total Shareholder Return, S&P 400 Index [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cash payout range amount as percentage of target award	150.00%