FAIR VALUES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis
Potential contingent consideration	$ 0	$ 0
Recurring Basis
Assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis
Amount transferred from Level 1 to Level 2	0
Amount transferred from Level 2 to Level 1	$ 0

Fair value, as of the balance sheet date, of potential payments under the contingent consideration arrangement including cash and shares.

No definition available.

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- Definition

Amount of transfers of assets measured on a recurring basis out of Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy into Level 2.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 820

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (bb)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19207-110258

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Amount of transfers of assets measured on a recurring basis out of Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy into Level 1.

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