Senior Unsecured Notes

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Senior Unsecured Notes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Senior Unsecured Notes [Abstract]
Senior Unsecured Notes	8.   SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES A summary of the Company's senior unsecured notes as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:  (dollars in thousands)   December 31, December 31, Effective   2011 2010 Rate (1) 5.250% Senior Unsecured Notes, due January 15, 2012 (2) $     99,988 $     99,793 5.457% 6.150% Senior Unsecured Notes, due December 15, 2012 94,438 93,946 6.894% 5.820% Senior Unsecured Notes, due March 15, 2013 25,972 25,861 6.448% 4.600% Senior Unsecured Notes, due June 15, 2013 99,958 99,930 4.742% 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes, due February 15, 2014 200,509 200,749 5.110% 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes, due January 15, 2015 149,717 149,625 5.297% 5.800% Senior Unsecured Notes, due January 15, 2016 200,313 200,389 5.806% 7.750% Senior Unsecured Notes, due August 15, 2019 248,372 248,158 8.017%         Total Senior Unsecured Notes $1,119,267 $1,118,451           (1)   Includes the cost of terminated treasury lock agreements (if any), offering and other transaction costs and the discount/premium on the notes, as applicable. (2)   These notes were paid at maturity, primarily from borrowing on the Company's unsecured revolving credit facility. On December 15, 2010, the Company redeemed $300 million principal amount of its 7.75 percent senior unsecured notes due February 15, 2011.  The redemption price, including a make-whole premium, was 101.225 percent of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to the redemption date.  The Company funded the redemption price, including accrued and unpaid interest, of approximately $311.4 million from borrowing on its unsecured revolving credit facility, as well as cash on hand.  In connection with the redemption, the Company recorded approximately $3.8 million as a loss from early extinguishment of debt in 2010.