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INCOME TAXES (Details 5) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Operating loss carryforwards
Deferred tax benefit, net of valuation allowance and federal tax impact, associated with NOL carryforwards	$ 695,000,000	$ 842,000,000
Federal
Operating loss carryforwards
Net operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration	1,700,000,000
State
Operating loss carryforwards
Net operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration	3,300,000,000
Deferred tax benefit, net of valuation allowance and federal tax impact, associated with NOL carryforwards	$ 32,000,000

The sum of the tax effects as of the balance sheet date of the amount of excesses of tax deductions over gross income in a year which cannot be used on the tax returns in the current year but can be carried forward to reduce taxable income or income taxes payable in a future year, for which there must be sufficient tax-basis income to utilize a portion or all of the carryforward amount to realize the deferred tax asset.

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