Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Non-cash Financing and Investing Activities	(3) Noncash Financing and Investing Activities For the period ended December 31, 2011, the Company had non-cash investing activities of $4,000 and $1,900 related to deposits paid in prior periods for the purchase of an aircraft in January 2011 that had a total purchase price of $11,539 and settlement of a notes receivable by a transfer of land, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 there were no significant non-cash financing or investing activities.
LAMAR MEDIA CORP
Non-cash Financing and Investing Activities	(2) Non-cash Financing and Investing Activities For the period ended December 31, 2011, the Company had a non-cash investing activity of $4,000 related to the purchase of an aircraft in January 2011 that had a total purchase price of $11,539. The non-cash portion of the purchase is related to deposits paid in prior periods. For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 there were no significant non-cash financing or investing activities.

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The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. 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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