SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (Dividends [Member], USD $)	Feb. 22, 2012
Dividends [Member]
Dividends [Abstract]
Dividends, declaration date	Feb. 22, 2012
Dividend per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.15
Dividends, payable date	Mar. 30, 2012
Dividends, record date	Mar. 09, 2012

The day, month and year (YYYY-MM-DD) that the dividend to be paid was declared.

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- Definition

The date as of when a holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend.

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- Definition

The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 32

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- Definition

The day, month, and year (YYYY-MM-DD) that the dividend declared as of or prior to the financial reporting date will be paid in the subsequent period.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 32

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