LITIGATION (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Litigation in General [Abstract]
Loss contingency accrual	0.2
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Net tax deficiency associated with RAR	8.5
Penalties associated with RAR	1.5
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] \| Earliest Open Tax Year [Member]
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Open tax years	2005
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] \| Latest Open Tax Year [Member]
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Open tax years	2009

Represents the net tax deficiency associated with the IRS Revenue Agents' report.

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Represents the penalties associated with the IRS Revenue Agents' report.

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No definition available.

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The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the combined total of loss contingency liabilities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 5

-Paragraph 9, 10, 11, 12

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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- Definition

Tax year that remains open to examination under enacted tax laws, in CCYY format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 15

-Subparagraph (e)

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