INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current [Abstract]
Federal	$ 4,499,000	$ 8,570,000	$ 34,392,000
State	1,494,000	2,960,000	8,016,000
Total	5,993,000	11,530,000	42,408,000
Deferred [Abstract]
Federal	(11,394,000)	3,312,000	2,742,000
State	(2,834,000)	(112,000)	(311,000)
Total	(14,228,000)	3,200,000	2,431,000
Total (benefit) provision	(8,235,000)	14,730,000	44,839,000
Deferred Tax Assets Current [Abstract]
Accrued vacation	60,000	63,000
Net operating loss carryforwards	586,000	586,000
Allowance for bad debts	7,083,000	8,076,000
Total current deferred tax assets	7,729,000	8,725,000
Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent [Abstract]
Allowance for bad debts	430,000	665,000
Accrued rent	3,785,000	3,645,000
Stock-based compensation	2,095,000	1,855,000
Depreciation	5,953,000	0
Other intangibles	547,000	511,000
Pension plan liabilities	2,754,000	2,637,000
Net operating loss carryforwards	1,553,000	2,139,000
Sale leaseback-deferred gain	2,482,000	2,438,000
Other	77,000	120,000
Total noncurrent deferred tax assets	19,676,000	14,010,000
Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent [Abstract]
Depreciation	0	(1,995,000)
Goodwill	(2,611,000)	(10,138,000)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(2,611,000)	(12,133,000)
Total net noncurrent deferred tax assets	17,065,000	1,877,000
Total net deferred tax assets	24,794,000	10,602,000
Difference between the actual tax provision and the tax provision that would result from the use of the Federal statutory rate [Abstract]
(Loss) income from continuing operations before taxes	(32,116,000)	35,845,000	110,526,000
Expected tax (benefit) expense	(11,240,000)	12,546,000	38,684,000
State tax (benefit) expense (net of federal)	(871,000)	1,851,000	5,008,000
Permanent impairment	3,588,000	109,000	1,698,000
Other	288,000	224,000	(551,000)
Total	(8,235,000)	14,730,000	44,839,000
Expected tax (benefit) expense (in hundredths)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State tax (benefit) expense (net of federal) (in hundredths)	2.70%	5.20%	4.60%
Permanent impairment (in hundredths)	(11.20%)	0.30%	1.50%
Other (in hundredths)	(0.90%)	0.60%	(0.50%)
Total (in hundredths)	25.60%	41.10%	40.60%
Net operating loss carryforwards	6,100,000
Activity related to uncertain tax positions [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	100,000	100,000	200,000
Decrease for tax positions of prior years	(100,000)		(100,000)
Increase for tax positions of current year	135,000	0	0
Balance, end of period	$ 135,000	$ 100,000	$ 100,000