CONVERTIBLE DEBT (PIK NOTES) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		45 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	May 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 20, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012 Convertible Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Convertible Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Convertible Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Convertible Debt [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Convertible Debt [Member]	Oct. 31, 2010 Convertible Debt [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Convertible Debt [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Convertible Debt [Member] Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)						0.00%	10.00%		10.00%
Maturity date									Dec. 15, 2018
Conversion rate (in dollars per share)													0.35	1.00
Effective interest rate (in hundredths)									10.25%
Terms of conversion feature									All notes described above may be converted at the option of the note holder at any time there is sufficient authorized unissued common stock of the Company available for conversion. The PIK Notes, except those issued in October 2010, may be converted, at the option of the Company, when the average closing bid price or market price of the Company's common stock for the preceding five (5) days is above the conversion price. The Notes issued in October 2010 cannot be converted by the Company for one year from the date of issuance.
Number of days of market price used for conversion price									5 days
Number of years before the notes can be converted									1 year
Deferred financing costs							$ 0		$ 0		$ 0	$ 150,000
Amortization of financing costs			0	0	150,000		0	4,592	0	13,775
Shares issued on conversion of debt (in shares)	3,365,170	1,654,725
Value of shares issued on conversion of debt	3,365,170
Principal amount of converted convertible debt	3,250,786
Convertible, If-converted value in excess of Principal	114,384
Remaining convertible debt	$ 0