CONVERTIBLE DEBT (PIK NOTES) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)		10.00%
Shares issued on conversion of debt (in shares)			2,457,500
Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)	10.00%		10.00%
Maturity date	Dec. 15, 2018		Dec. 15, 2018
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.
Shares issued on conversion of debt, Amount		$ 5,019,895
Shares issued on conversion of debt (in shares)		5,019,895
Deferred financing costs		$ 146,939		$ 150,000
Convertible Debt [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion ratio (in dollars per share)	0.35
Convertible Debt [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion ratio (in dollars per share)	1