SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Reconciliation Of Basic and Diluted Earnings [Line Items]
Net income for common shares	$ 3,406,995		$ 21,449,879
Interest accrued on convertible notes*	383,929	[1]	168,000	[1]
Net income for diluted shares	$ 3,622,924		$ 21,617,879
Effect of dilutive securities:
Convertible notes	2,663,934		11,976,692
Options granted	812,905		1,612,614
Warrants granted	0		11,780
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	51,037,255	[2]	56,055,390	[2]
Earnings (loss) per share - basic	$ 0.07		$ 0.51
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted	$ 0.07	[2]	$ 0.39	[2]
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	47,560,416		42,454,304

[1] Interest expense on convertible notes was added back to net income for the computation of diluted EPS.

[2] Interest expense accrued on convertible notes is added back to net income for the computation of diluted EPS.