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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Employes Issued Shares

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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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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 (a)(1)

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)(1)(iv)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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Other increase (decrease) in number of shares reserved for issuance under non-option equity instrument agreements that is not separately disclosed.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION Restricted Stock Awards Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2011	May 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011 employee
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Stock awards, vesting period			3 years
Restricted Stock
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Restricted common stock issued			259,200	37,800
Restricted shares issued to new hires	4,000	84,000	55,500	27,000
Stock awards, vesting period			3 years
Number of employes issued shares				3
June 15, 2013 \| Restricted Stock
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Share based compensation, vesting percentage			25.00%
December 15, 2013 \| Restricted Stock
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Share based compensation, vesting percentage			25.00%
June 15, 2014 \| Restricted Stock
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Share based compensation, vesting percentage			25.00%
December 15, 2014 \| Restricted Stock
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items]
Share based compensation, vesting percentage			25.00%