Dividends  | 
9 Months Ended | 
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Sep. 30, 2011  | |
| Dividends [Abstract] | |
| Dividends | 
 11. Dividends During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we paid regular cash dividends of $0.04 per common share per quarter. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we paid regular cash dividends of $0.04, $0.03 and $0.03 per common share per quarter, respectively. On October 31, 2011, our board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per common share, payable on December 1, 2011 to shareholders of record on November 16, 2011.  |