GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011 Trade names	Jun. 30, 2012 AACER trade name	Sep. 30, 2012 AACER trade name	Sep. 30, 2012 Customer relationships	Dec. 31, 2011 Customer relationships	Mar. 31, 2012 Customer relationships De Novo Legal LLC	Sep. 30, 2012 Trade names	Dec. 31, 2011 Trade names	Sep. 30, 2012 Non-compete agreements	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-compete agreements
Amortizing and Non-amortizing intangible assets
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 150,050,000		$ 150,050,000		$ 151,598,000	$ 5,156,000			$ 124,512,000	$ 124,283,000		$ 6,591,000	$ 3,212,000	$ 18,947,000	$ 18,947,000
Accumulated Amortization	83,836,000		83,836,000		63,511,000				68,418,000	50,813,000		1,442,000	987,000	13,976,000	11,711,000
Weighted average remaining life								10 years	7 years			8 years		5 years
Amortization expense related to identifiable intangible assets	6,804,000	6,146,000	20,325,000	16,107,000
Purchase price adjustments											200,000
Intangible asset impairment expense			$ 1,777,000				$ 1,800,000