LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member] awards people	May 31, 2012 Stock Options [Member] directors	Jul. 31, 2009 Stock Options [Member] directors	Jun. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Stock Options [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Performance Shares [Member]	May 31, 2012 Director [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Jul. 31, 2009 Director [Member] Stock Options [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 Management [Member] Performance Shares [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Consultants [Member] Non-performance Based Shares [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Previous Executive [Member] Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available under plan									2,400,000
Number of people, outside Board members			2
Number of awards available for grant			1
Vesting period	1 year
Contractual term				5 years			5 years
Stock options	90,000	0		90,000	90,000					30,000	30,000
Number of directors awarded options to purchase shares				3	3
Exercise price				$ 4.94	$ 4.23
Stock option expense						$ 24,000		$ 95,100
Shares issued, stock-based compensation												60,000
Grant date fair value												$ 11.93	$ 12.28	$ 15.98
Shares issued, payment award													600	3,800