Income (Loss) Per Common and Potential Common Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON AND POTENTIAL COMMON SHARE [Abstract]
NET INCOME	$ 1,942,810	$ 18,314,195	$ 6,897,203	$ 17,127,308
Less: Preferred stock dividends	(7,500)	(7,500)	(15,000)	(15,000)
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - Basic
NET INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	1,935,310	18,306,695	6,882,203	17,112,308
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING: Basic (in shares)	87,305,184	86,982,750	87,300,585	85,352,044
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE: Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.21	$ 0.08	$ 0.20
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE - Diluted
Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic	1,935,310	18,306,695	6,882,203	17,112,308
Add: Preferred stock dividends	0	7,500	0	15,000
Less: Fair value stock warrants for dilutive warrants	(205,700)	(2,797,949)	(6,465,067)	0
NET INCOME (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO DILUTIVE COMMON STOCK	$ 1,729,610	$ 15,516,246	$ 417,136	$ 17,127,308
Effect of dilutive securites
Dilutive stock awards	38,825	1,649,489	0	1,777,414
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Call Options and Warrants	0	5,840,869	0	577,859
Dilutive preferred share conversions	0	1,378,848	0	1,826,848
Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment	38,825	8,869,206	0	4,182,121
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - Diluted: (in shares)	87,344,009	95,851,956	87,300,585	89,534,165
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE: Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.16	$ 0.00	$ 0.19
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount	16,968,748	4,339,789	17,021,453	13,333,244