Line of Credit Interest Rate Cap.

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Line of Credit Interest Rate Floor.

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Extension Period.

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio Allowed.

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Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio Required.

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Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Consolidated Liquidity Ratio Required.

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- Definition

The cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest that was charged against earnings during the period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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-SubTopic 225

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

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-Article 9

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-Name Federal Regulation (FR)

-Number Title 12

-Chapter V

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-Subsection II

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

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- Definition

Description of the conditions for borrowing under the credit facility including the nature of any restrictions.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

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Reflects when the credit facility terminates, which may be presented in a variety of ways (year, month and year, day, month and year, quarter).

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Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Bank Line (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2010	Oct. 01, 2011	Oct. 01, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Extension Period (years)			1
Lenders Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date			9/30/2013
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 200,000
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms	The Agreement requires the Company to maintain ratios defined in the Agreement, which include a consolidated total leverage ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter not in excess of 2.50 to 1.00, a consolidated liquidity ratio of at least 1.25 to 1.00 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio at a minimum of 3.00 to 1.00.
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Total Leverage Ratio Allowed			2.50
Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Consolidated Liquidity Ratio Required			1.25
Line of Credit Facility, Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio Required			3
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding		0	0	0
Interest Cost		$ 0	$ 0
Eurodollar Rate Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Interest Rate Floor		2.50%	2.50%
Line of Credit Interest Rate Cap		3.00%	3.00%
Base Rate Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Interest Rate Floor		1.50%	1.50%
Line of Credit Interest Rate Cap		2.00%	2.00%
Bank of America Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	The Applicable Rate for Eurodollar Rate loans is based on the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio (as defined in the Agreement) and is subject to a floor of 2.50% per annum and a cap of 3.00% per annum. Base Rate loans bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, the prime rate of the Lender plus the Applicable Rate or the Eurodollar Base Rate plus 1.0%. The Applicable Rate for Base Rate loans is subject to a floor of 1.50% per annum and a cap of 2.00% per annum.