STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended													0 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2012	Dec. 29, 2010	Jan. 24, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	May 23, 2012	Dec. 29, 2010 Series A Preferred Stock	Dec. 29, 2010 Preferred Stock Series A Preferred Stock	Dec. 31, 2012 Preferred Stock Series A Preferred Stock	Dec. 31, 2011 Preferred Stock Series A Preferred Stock	Dec. 31, 2012 Common Stock	Dec. 31, 2011 Common Stock	Feb. 07, 2012 Affiliates of third security, llc; december twenty-fifth 2010		Feb. 07, 2012 Various institutional holders; february seventh, 2012		Jan. 24, 2013 Affiliates of third security, llc; february seventh, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Affiliates of third security, llc; february seventh, 2012		Feb. 07, 2012 Affiliates of third security, llc; february seventh, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011 Convertible notes issued	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum Director	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum Director
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized				150,000,000	100,000,000		150,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and convertable notes	$ 22,000,000	$ 6,000,000																					$ 3,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	19,000,000			71,645,725	49,625,725
Common stock, sale price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00
Common stock warrants, term				5 years
Common stock warrant, common stock called				16,552,408	60,150									5,172,408	[1]	9,880,000	[2]
Common stock warrant, exercise price								2.32	2.32					0.58	[1]			1.08	1.25	[2]	1.25	[2]
Convertible notes, common stock callable	3,000,000							1,293,102
Convertible notes, warrants callable																					1,500,000	[2]
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs, Reduction To Equity				1,500,000
Stock issuance costs								200,000
Current maturities of long term debt				6,171,000	3,703,000
Common stock warrants issued			13,171,268	11,380,000
Stock and warrants issued during period, shares, preferred stock and warrants				0
Preferred stock revaluation				0	6,066,000	0							300,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized				15,000,000	15,000,000					3,879,307
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage										10.00%
Preferred stock, dividend rate, compound percentage maximum										50.00%
Dividends accrued on preferred stock				$ 660,000	$ 600,000	$ 0				$ 700,000	$ 600,000
Number of directors																								2	5
Private Placement, net, shares									2,586,205			22,000,000

[1] This Warrant was issued in connection with the issuance of warrants to purchase shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to affiliates of Third Security, LLC in December 2010. The number of underlying shares shown reflects the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock for which this Warrant is currently exercisable.

[2] These Warrants were issued in connection with the Private Placement completed in February 2012 and are classified as a liability in our financial statements. See Note 12 Fair Value. These warrants also contain certain anti-dilution provisions that provide for an adjustment to the exercise price and number of shares issuable upon exercise of the warrant in the event that we engage in certain issuances of shares of our common stock at a price lower than the exercise price of the warrant.