Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Income Tax (Details) [Abstract]
Number of issues in disagreement with case law applied by IRS	one
Amount of increase in unrecognized tax benefits since year end	$ 59,000

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