Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes the changes in the fair value of the Company's long-term debt from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012 (in thousands):



	Carrying Value			Fair Value			Fair Value Above (Below) Carrying Value
Long-term debt at December 31, 2011 (1)	$	2,083,462		$	2,215,219		$	131,757

Payoffs and amortization of long-term debt	(265,200		)	(265,200		)
New long-term debt	747,136			747,136
Changes in fair value assumptions				148,554			148,554

Long-term debt at December 31, 2012 (1)	$	2,565,398		$	2,845,709		$	280,311

(1) Does not include the Company's credit facility.

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Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of liabilities using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets), and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs) by class of liability.

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