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           Share-Based And Cash-Based Incentive Compensation (Tables)
  
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        12 Months Ended | 
      
      
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           Dec. 31, 2011 
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        | Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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        | Schedule Of Compensation Expense Under Share-Based Payment Arrangements And Related Tax Benefit | 
        
 
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Year Ended December 31, | 
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2009 | 
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 Share-based compensation expense from: 
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 Restricted stock 
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$ | 
2,377 | 
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$ | 
3,469 | 
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$ | 
7,730 | 
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 Restricted stock units 
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7,333 | 
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2,064 | 
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 Total 
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$ | 
9,710 | 
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$ | 
5,533 | 
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$ | 
7,730 | 
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 Share-based compensation tax benefit: 
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 Tax benefit computed at the statutory rate 
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$ | 
3,399 | 
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$ | 
1,937 | 
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$ | 
2,706 | 
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        | Schedule Of Incentive Compensation Expense | 
        
 
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Year Ended December 31, | 
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2011 | 
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2009 | 
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 Share-based compensation expense included in: 
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 Lease operating expense 
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$ | 
466 | 
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$ | 
748 | 
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$ | 
2,242 | 
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 General and administrative 
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9,244 | 
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4,785 | 
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5,488 | 
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 Total charged to operating income (loss) 
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9,710 | 
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5,533 | 
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7,730 | 
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 Cash-based incentive compensation included in: 
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 Lease operating expense 
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3,700 | 
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2,067 | 
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1,472 | 
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 General and administrative 
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12,213 | 
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8,539 | 
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1,525 | 
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 Total charged to operating income (loss) 
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15,913 | 
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10,606 | 
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2,997 | 
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 Total incentive compensation charged to operating income (loss) 
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$ | 
25,623 | 
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$ | 
16,139 | 
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$ | 
10,727 | 
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           Restricted Stock [Member] 
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        | Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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        | Schedule Of Stock Activity Related To Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units | 
        
 
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2011 | 
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2010 | 
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2009 | 
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Restricted Shares
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Weighted Average Grant  Date Price Per Share
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Restricted Shares
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Weighted Average Grant  Date Price Per Share
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Restricted Shares
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Weighted Average Grant  Date Price Per Share
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 Nonvested, beginning of period 
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470,392 | 
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$ | 
7.42 | 
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1,050,506 | 
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$ | 
8.48 | 
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233,703 | 
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$ | 
30.33 | 
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 Granted 
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20,433 | 
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25.45 | 
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35,000 | 
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10.00 | 
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1,570,436 | 
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6.91 | 
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 Vested 
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(404,422 | 
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7.31 | 
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(485,934 | 
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9.69 | 
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(653,676 | 
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12.18 | 
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 Forfeited 
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(34,533 | 
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6.83 | 
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(129,180 | 
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8.15 | 
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(99,957 | 
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10.77 | 
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 Nonvested, end of period 
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51,870 | 
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15.81 | 
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470,392 | 
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7.42 | 
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1,050,506 | 
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8.48 | 
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        | Schedule Of Restricted Stock Awards Outstanding | 
        
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           Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] 
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        | Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | 
         
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        | Schedule Of Restricted Stock Awards Outstanding | 
        
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