Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Significant supplier disclosure (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Unusual Risk or Uncertainty [Line Items]
Purchases from significant supplier	$ 7.2	$ 6.2

Purchases from significant supplier - pruchasses during period from most significant supplier mentioned in Supplier Dependence section of Note 1

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