Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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INCOME TAXES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Alabama [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 Other State [Member] Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	$ 22,900,000	$ (38,818,000)
Income tax benefit recognition threshold more likely than not	50.00%
Valuation allowance			54,919,000	53,490,000	1,429,000
Increase in valuation allowance			$ 8,639,000