SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended									1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	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		Jan. 24, 2013 Subsequent event	Mar. 13, 2013 Subsequent event Third Security LLC And Affiliates	Mar. 13, 2013 Subsequent event Third Security LLC And Affiliates Line of Credit Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 13, 2013 Subsequent event Third Security LLC And Affiliates Line of Credit Revolving Credit Facility Wall Street Journal Prime Rate	Mar. 13, 2013 Subsequent event Third Security LLC And Affiliates Term Loan	Mar. 13, 2013 Subsequent event Third Security LLC And Affiliates Term Loan One Month LIBOR	Mar. 13, 2013 Subsequent event Third Security LLC And Affiliates Term Loan LIBOR Floor	Mar. 13, 2013 Subsequent event Third Security LLC And Affiliates Term Loan Prepayment within one year after the effective date	Mar. 13, 2013 Subsequent event Third Security LLC And Affiliates Term Loan Prepayment between one and two years after the effective date	Mar. 13, 2013 Subsequent event Third Security LLC And Affiliates Term Loan Prepayment greater than two years after the effective date	Dec. 31, 2012 Pro-Forma
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues											16,600,000
Share price		$ 0.61									$ 0.50
Issuance of common stock		$ 17,483,000	$ 24,000	$ 42,000							$ 8,300,000
Common stock warrant, common stock called		16,552,408	60,150								8,300,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights, Price Per Share											$ 0.75
Stock offering, liquidation damages, percentage											2.00%
Stock offering, liquidation damages cap, percentage											10.00%
Total Assets		38,791,000	33,562,000	32,027,000																	46,476,000
Total Liabilities		18,517,000	22,514,000																		20,094,000
Total Stockholders’ Equity		20,274,000	11,048,000	8,500,000	11,662,000																26,382,000
Liabilities and Equity		38,791,000	33,562,000																		46,476,000
Common stock warrant, exercise price						1.08	1.25	[1]	1.25	[1]
Common stock warrants issued	13,171,268	11,380,000
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity													4,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount															4,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage													4.25%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt															4,000,000
Debt instrument, term															33 months
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate														1.00%		6.10%	3.00%
Line of credit facility, upfront fee													20,000
Line of credit facility, commitment fee amount													20,000
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage													0.50%
Debt instrument, upfront fee															40,000
Debt instrument, future debt extinguishment costs															$ 120,000
Debt instrument, prepayment penalty percent																		5.00%	2.50%	1.00%
Debt instrument, debt default, interest rate, stated percentage increase												5.00%

[1] 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.