SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Textuals (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	30 Months Ended	36 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 25, 2009
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	90,000,000	90,000,000	90,000,000
Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,000,000	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0		0
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	6,668,229	6,668,229	6,668,229
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage	5.00%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (usd per share)	$ 1.81		$ 1.81
Preferred stock, liquidation preference, value	$ 2,727,927	$ 2,426,114	$ 2,727,927
Minimum amount of outstanding shares to allow for no voting rights (in shares)	200,000
Affirmative vote percentage	75.00%
Conversion price (usd per share)	$ 1.95		$ 1.95
Sale of company assets, major transaction, percentage	50.00%
Sales of outstanding shares of stock, major transaction, redemption trigger, percentage	50.00%
Common shares issued per share of preferred converted (in shares)	1		1
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	1,493,779	1,493,779	1,493,779
Conversion price (usd per share)	$ 2.18		$ 2.18
Common shares issued per share of preferred converted (in shares)	4		4
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	1,571,523	1,571,523	1,571,523
Common shares issued per share of preferred converted (in shares)	10		10
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)				1,000,000
Share repurchases (in shares)	158,347	488,239	646,586
Share repurchases, average cost per share (usd per share)	$ 2.44	$ 2.17	$ 2.72
Share repurchases	$ 386,200		$ 1,755,756