STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended									6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	May 23, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 07, 2012 Affiliates of third security, llc; december twenty-fifth 2010		Feb. 07, 2012 Various institutional holders; february seventh, 2012		Feb. 07, 2012 Affiliates of third security, llc; february seventh, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012 Senior secured promissory note	Dec. 31, 2011 Convertible notes issued
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized		150,000,000	150,000,000	150,000,000	100,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and convertable notes	$ 22,000,000												$ 3,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	19,000,000	71,645,725	71,645,725		49,625,725
Common stock, sale price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00
Common stock warrants, term		5 years	5 years
Common stock warrant, common stock called		16,172,408	16,172,408			5,172,408	[1]	9,500,000	[2]
Common stock warrant, exercise price						0.58	[1]	1.25	[2]	1.25	[2]
Convertible notes, common stock callable	3,000,000
Convertible notes, warrants callable										1,500,000	[2]
Stock issuance costs			1,500,000
Current maturities of long term debt		6,061,000	6,061,000		3,703,000							5,500,000
Repayments of Secured Debt												$ 1,200,000
Common stock warrants issued		0	11,000,000
Stock and Warrants Issued During Period, Shares, Preferred Stock and Warrants		0	0
Stock and Warrants Exercised During Period, Shares, Preferred Stock and Warrants		0	0

[1] This Warrant was issued in connection with the issuance of warrants to purchase shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to affiliates of Third Security, LLC in December 2010. The number of underlying shares shown reflects the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock for which this Warrant is currently exercisable.

[2] These Warrants were issued in connection with the Private Placement completed in February 2012.