Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping

The estimated fair values of our financial instruments were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	63,801	$	63,801	$	57,908	$	57,908
Restricted cash	$	14,606	$	14,606	$	16,059	$	16,059
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations,
including current portion	$	88,933	$	88,975	$	89,785	$	74,545
Interest rate hedging agreements	$	2,359	$	2,359	$	2,049	$	2,049

Fair Value, Financial Instruments

The following tables summarize the valuation of our financial instruments by the above pricing levels as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012
	Total	Unadjusted Quoted Market Prices (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Interest rate hedging agreements – liability	$2,359	$—	$2,359

	December 31, 2011
	Total	Unadjusted Quoted Market Prices (Level 1)	Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Interest rate hedging agreements - liability	$2,049	$—	$2,049