Appreciation award description related to the share granted.

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- Definition

Exercise price relating to options.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award expiration period.

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- Definition

This element represents that, percentage of nonvested sahres reserved for issuance under stock option agreements awarded under the plan.

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- Definition

Description of stock option plan which may includes maximum number shares purchased and issuance years and percentage of issue.

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- Definition

Terms and condition related to the stock option plan during the period.

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- Definition

Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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- Definition

As of the balance sheet date, the aggregate unrecognized cost of equity-based awards made to employees under equity-based compensation awards that have yet to vest.

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- Definition

Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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- Definition

The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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- Definition

The highest quantity of shares an employee can purchase under the plan per period.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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- Definition

Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended										9 Months Ended
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textual) (USD $)	Jun. 22, 2012	May 23, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Appreciation Rights (Sars) [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Stock Compensation Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Restricted Stock [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Randall [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Joseph Molino, Jr [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Joseph Molino, Jr1 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Joseph Molino, Jr2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Joseph Molino, Jr3 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Nonemployee Director [Member]	Mar. 23, 2012 Class A Common Stock [Member] Employees and Directors [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense			$ 52,000	$ 57,000	$ 139,000	$ 143,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized			$ 232,000		$ 232,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized												13,333	13,334	13,333		325,000
Share Based Compensation Stock Option Plan Authorized					100000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross										2,000	40,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period										3 years
Option Exercise Price										$ 4.48	$ 4.95
Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%			0.00%
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition					1 year 1 month 2 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Number of Shares Per Employee							1,000,000	65,000	165,000						35,000
Stock Option Plan, Terms and Conditions					Term of an option may not exceed ten years (or five years in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a 10% stockholder)), the exercise price, the vesting schedule (if any), and the other material terms of each option. No stock option may have an exercise price less than the fair market value of the Common Stock at the time of grant (or, in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a 10% stockholder, 110% of fair market value).
Appreciation Award Description					1.5 shares for every share granted.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Nonvested Percentage					100.00%
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Expiration Period										10 years