INCOME TAXES (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Combined statutory federal and state income tax rates (in hundredths)	40.90%	40.90%	40.40%	40.40%
Surcharge on the corporation business tax (in hundredths)			10.00%
Increase in statutory rate of the Connecticut corporation business tax (in hundredths)			9.00%	8.25%
Effective book income tax rates (in hundredths)	44.30%	43.10%	40.40%	38.70%