15. NOTES PAYABLE AND OTHER PAYABLES (Detail) - Summary of notes payable (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Other tax payable	$ 5,988,590		$ 12,025,311
Other Payables	25,464,200		38,683,732
Advances from employees	424,211		532,795
Payable for property, plant and equipment
Other Payables	9,952,217		12,784,034
Payable for land use rights
Other Payables	263,389		260,978
Deposits from distributors
Customer Deposits	3,186,867		2,973,046
Payable to an unrelated party, due on demand
Other Payables	842,579		2,470,064
Deposit received from milk collection stations
Customer Deposits	540,570		538,042
Others
Other Payables	$ 4,265,777	[1]	$ 7,099,462	[1]

[1] Others mainly include payables to employees, deposits received from logistics companies, advertising cost and other miscellaneous payables.