Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (3,518,042)	$ (436,120)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(54,410)	1,402,470
Net loss from continuing operations	(3,463,632)	(1,838,590)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations:
Depreciation and amortization	473,497	461,503
Share-based compensation	1,386,176	1,437,876
Amortization of guarantor fee	24,064	0
Shares received for consulting services	0	(1,370,000)
Botts lawsuit settlement	0	1,650,000
Impairment on real estate held for sale	80,000	0
Gain on sale of assets	(1,900,491)	(763,597)
Bad debt expense	804,377	645,270
Realized losses on the sale of trading securities	2,691,069	1,225,904
Unrealized gains on trading securities	(1,880,432)	(1,659,902)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	1,380,215	(2,496,404)
Inventories	1,666,380	62,485
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	211,045	227,967
Other assets	38,489	9,400
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(2,572,940)	1,002,275
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations	(1,062,183)	(1,405,813)
Cash flows from investing activities from continuing operations:
Purchase of trading securities	(1,831,290)	(375,013)
Sale of trading securities	2,655,392	509,039
Proceeds from sale of equity investment	0	20,000
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary	0	10,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate held for sale	213,682	943,500
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	37,000	343,945
Purchase of property and equipment	(402,848)	(175,117)
Purchase of real estate held for resale	0	(29,557)
Purchase of shares of ADBI	0	(35,000)
Costs of securing patents and trademarks	(48,027)	0
Redemption of certificate of deposit	250,000	945,000
Investment in certificate of deposit	(5,381)	(522,932)
Issuance of note receivable	0	(120,000)
Proceeds from notes receivable	458,720	36,270
Loans to related parties	(14,795)	(89,448)
Net cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations	1,312,453	1,460,687
Cash flows from financing activities from continuing operations:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	979,000	1,117,200
Proceeds from issuance of common stock of subsidiary	0	22,100
Net borrowings (repayments) under lines of credit agreements and short-term notes	(655,037)	428,620
Bank overdrafts	107,988	0
Proceeds from issuance of debt	0	1,450,000
Principal payments on debt	(1,198,065)	(3,245,118)
Payments for acquisition of treasury stock of subsidiary	(1,351)	0
Payments for acquisition of treasury stock	(74,266)	(48,654)
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations	(841,731)	(275,852)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations	(591,461)	(220,978)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,471,362	1,692,340
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	879,901	1,471,362
Discontinued operations - SET:
Net cash provided by operations	0	53,574
Net cash used in investing activities	0	(10,386)
Net cash used in financing activities	0	(43,188)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year from discontinued operations	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year from discontinued operations	0	0
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information:
Interest paid	463,322	466,494
Taxes paid	76,498	45,422
Non-cash transactions:
Note receivable issued for common stock of DCP	0	55,000
Note payable issued for lawsuit settlement	400,000	0
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities	122,200	1,275,000
Real property received in foreclosure on note receivable	3,701,824	66,304
Receipt of common stock to convert promissory note due from Delta	0	872,352
Accounts payable and dividends payable assumed in Delta reverse merger transaction	0	597,131
Adjustment to noncontrolling interest in Delta, DCP, and BOG	27,647	296,671
Delta dividends declared and unpaid	240,000	240,000
Financing of prepaid insurance	244,970	250,753
Issuance of note receivable for accounts receivable balance - SWGCP	0	601,300
Issuance of note receivable for accounts receivable balance - SET	0	629,205
Issuance of note receivable for interest receivable balance	0	100,000
Fixed assets placed in service reclassified from other assets	48,009
Stock issued to related party for receivable	72,000
Stock issued to related party for real estate	520,382
Financing of fixed assets	75,952
VOMF settlement recorded as deemed dividend for Delta	250,000
SET receivable from foreclosure of certificate of deposit	532,500
Issuance of BOG stock for oil & gas properties	8,400
Preferred stock issued to officer as guarantor fee	$ 49,463