LEASES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 BMO Harris Equipment Finance Company [Member]	Nov. 27, 2012 BMO Harris Equipment Finance Company [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Capital Source Bank [Member]	Nov. 27, 2012 Capital Source Bank [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 BB&T Equipment Finance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Wells Fargo Bank Northwest [Member]	Feb. 22, 2012 Wells Fargo Bank Northwest [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Mobile Corporate Office Lease [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Vessels [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Leases [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 New York Office [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 New York Office [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Shanghai Office [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Tampa [member]	Dec. 31, 2012 U.S. Flag PCTC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 International Flag PCTC [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease expiration date														Dec. 31, 2015		Sep. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2019
Summary of future minimum lease receivables for capital leases [Abstract]
2013	$ 5,625,000
2014	5,625,000
2015	4,219,000
Total Minimum Lease Payments Receivable	15,469,000
Estimated Residual Value of Leased Property	6,000,000
Less: Unearned Income	(4,468,000)
Total Net Investment in Direct Financing Leases	17,001,000
Current Portion	(3,540,000)	(6,278,000)
Long-Term Net Investment in Direct Financing Leases at December 31, 2012	13,461,000	43,837,000
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lease period											20 years			10 years
Transaction generated gross proceeds	63,000,000			32,000,000		31,000,000		32,000,000	59,000,000
Repayment of debt from proceeds of sale and leaseback transaction	54,500,000
Lease term				7 years		6 years		6 years	10 years
Gain on this sale-leaseback					8,000,000		11,700,000			14,900,000
Leasehold improvements	26,348,000	26,128,000									730,000				503,000
Lease incentive											1,400,000
Period of renewal of lease														10 years
Rent expense	11,190,000	13,634,000	28,844,000
Lease expiration date														Dec. 31, 2015		Sep. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2019
Summary of future minimum rental payments for operating leases [Abstract]
2013	20,103,000											18,223,000	1,880,000
2014	19,371,000											18,071,000	1,300,000
2015	19,438,000											18,071,000	1,367,000
2016	19,166,000											18,071,000	1,095,000
2017	19,811,000											18,692,000	1,119,000
Thereafter	53,236,000											46,214,000	7,022,000
Total Future Minimum Payments	$ 151,125,000											$ 137,342,000	$ 13,783,000