Income Taxes (Consolidated Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes) (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2009
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Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
Income before income tax | $ 137,680 | $ 104,891 | $ 89,850 |
U.S. Operations [Member]
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Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
Income before income tax | 68,412 | 59,881 | 59,629 |
Foreign Operations [Member]
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Income Taxes [Line Items] | |||
Income before income tax | $ 69,268 | $ 45,010 | $ 30,221 |
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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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