STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details 2) (Restricted stock, USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013 Chairman and CEO Grant one	Feb. 28, 2013 Chairman and CEO Grant two	Feb. 28, 2013 Chairman and CEO Grant two Minimum
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Number of awards granted (in shares)	125,000	62,500	62,500
Fair value of awards		$ 1.1	$ 0.9
Vesting period		3 years		1 year
Market-based performance target achievement period			3 years

Represents the total fair value of equity-based awards, excluding stock or unit options, granted during the reporting period.

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Represents the performance target achievement period for awards vesting on the market condition.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 123R

-Paragraph A240

-Subparagraph b(2)(c)

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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