Convertible Note Payable Conversion

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Convertible Note Payable Conversion [Abstract]

Convertible Note Payable Conversion

NOTE 8 — CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE CONVERSION

During 2004, the Company acquired 452,603 shares of its common stock from a shareholder in exchange for a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $16.7 million which could be immediately convertible, at any time at the option of the shareholder, into shares of the Company's common stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the shareholder exercised his conversion right, and the Company's convertible note payable with a related party was paid through the issuance of 452,603 shares of the Company's common stock. The Company recognized a gain on conversion of $2.7 million in miscellaneous other income and interest expense of $1.4 million as a result of the conversion of the note payable and the elimination of the short forward contract liability and long put option asset.