COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK (Series A-3 Preferred) (Details) (Series A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock, USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Apr. 15, 2010	Dec. 31, 2014 vote	Apr. 15, 2010
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of preferred stock (in shares)	290,277us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued		290,277us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
Percentage of equity securities subject to liquidation evaluation	100.00%
Private Placement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 51.85		$ 51.85
Net proceeds from issuance of stock	$ 14,971
Number of votes		1

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Preferred Stock, Number of Votes

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Total number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) issued to shareholders (includes related preferred shares that were issued, repurchased, and remain in the treasury). May be all or portion of the number of preferred shares authorized. Excludes preferred shares that are classified as debt.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.28)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29

-Article 5

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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