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And Stockholders Equity [Abstract] LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Liabilities Current [Abstract] Current liabilities Accounts Payable Current Accounts payable Other Liabilities Current Accrued and other liabilities Capital Lease Obligations, Current Current portion of capital lease obligations Liabilities Current Liabilities, Current, Total Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Total Other Liabilities Noncurrent Other liabilities Liabilities Total liabilities Shareholders' equity Common Stocks, Including Additional Paid in Capital Common stock and paid-in capital: 174,250,091; 173,397,913 and 172,536,861 shares outstanding, respectively Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Retained earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Ending Balance Beginning Balance Accumulated other comprehensive loss Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, total Treasury Stock, Value Less: Treasury 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per share (in dollars per shares) Earnings Per Share Basic Basic earnings per share Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic Weighted-average common shares outstanding Weighted-average common shares outstanding Weighted-average shares outstanding Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) Earnings Per Share Diluted Diluted earnings per share Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding Weighted-average shares outstanding, assuming dilution Weighted-average common shares outstanding assuming dilution CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract] Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease [Abstract] Other comprehensive income, net of income tax Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease [Abstract] Foreign currency translation adjustment: Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Translation 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