Debt (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 25, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Olympic [Member]	May 25, 2011 Canadian Lender [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 9.75% Senior Notes [Member]	Jul. 02, 2011 9.75% Senior Notes [Member]	Feb. 14, 2007 9.75% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
9.75% Senior Notes		$ 275,000,000	$ 275,000,000			$ 275,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Interest rate of senior notes								9.75%
Credit Facility		0	0
Notes payable to former executive		46,000	95,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount		275,046,000	275,095,000
9.75% Senior Unsecured Notes
Amount redeemed of senior notes							125,000,000
Effective interest rate of senior notes						101.00%
Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	30,000,000				5,000,000
Expiration date of credit facility	Nov. 15, 2013
Percent of present and future assets and equity used as guarantee				65.00%
Notes Payable to Former Executive
Monthly payment of non-interest bearing note		$ 6,000