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Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Contingencies
CONTINGENCIES
The Company is party to various legal and administrative proceedings, claims and litigation and regulatory compliance audits arising from normal business activities. Additionally, many of these proceedings and audits raise complex factual and legal issues and are subject to uncertainties. The Company cannot predict with assurance the outcome of these matters. Accordingly, material adverse developments, settlements, or resolutions may occur and negatively impact results in the quarter in which such developments, settlements, or resolutions are reached.
Based on the facts currently available, the Company does not believe that the disposition of matters that are pending or asserted, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on future financial results. However, an adverse judgment by a court, administrative or regulatory agency, arbitrator or a settlement could adversely impact the Company’s results of operations in any given period.
For legal proceedings where the Company has determined that a loss is probable, there is no material difference between the amount accrued and the reasonably possible amount of loss. For legal proceedings where a loss is reasonably possible, the range of estimated loss is not material. For more information, see Item 3, “Legal Proceedings” in the 2011 Form 10-K.