RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Non-Executive Directors [Member]	Feb. 23, 2012 Beneficial Owner [Member]	Mar. 18, 2011 Beneficial Owner [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Beneficial Owner [Member]	Jan. 15, 2012 Beneficial Owner [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued for services				59,700
Directors fees applied to the purchase of common stock (per director)				$ 40,000
Ownership percentage of voting shares (in hundredths)							72.70%
Private placement subscription agreement [Abstract]
Units issued						332.6697
Aggregate offering price of units						3,326,697
Ownership unit description						Each of the units (individually, a "Unit" and collectively, the "Units") consists of 2,000 shares of Series II 8% Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series II Preferred Stock") and one warrant.
Ownership unit price						10,000
Preferred stock dividend rate						8.00%
Preferred stock conversion description						Conversion into such a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the Original Issue Price by the Conversion Price, initially, $1.00.
Preferred stock liquidation preference description						A liquidation preference equal to the sum of the Original Issue Price and an amount equal to 8% of the Original Issue Price for each 12 months that passed since the date of issuance of any of the Series II Preferred Stock.
Mandatory redemption terms description						Mandatory redemption, by the Company, 24 months from the date of issuance of the Series II Preferred Stock at a redemption price equal to the Original Issue Price plus any accrued but unpaid dividends.
Warrant term						5 years
Number of common shares that can be purchase per unit						15,000
Warrant exercise price per share						$ 1.50
Common shares issuable upon exercise of warrants						4,990,046
Common shares issued	17,491,536		17,491,536		311,545
Price per share, common stock					$ 1.50
Proceeds from sale of common stock	2,242,080	2,725			467,318
Convertible note [Abstract]
Principal balance, outstanding convertible debt								1,300,000
Accrued interest, convertible debt								$ 208,000
Common shares issued, convertible debt								1,508,000
Conversion price per share								$ 1.00