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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Details 5) (USD $)	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended							0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Details 5) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted stock	Dec. 31, 2011 Restricted stock	Dec. 31, 2012 2007 Restricted Stock Plan	Dec. 31, 2012 2007 Restricted Stock Plan Restricted stock Minimum	Jun. 30, 2012 2007 Restricted Stock Plan Restricted stock Executive Chairman	Jun. 30, 2011 2007 Restricted Stock Plan Restricted stock Executive Chairman	Sep. 03, 2012 2007 Restricted Stock Plan Restricted stock Former President/CEO/COO	Sep. 03, 2011 2007 Restricted Stock Plan Restricted stock Former President/CEO/COO	Sep. 03, 2010 2007 Restricted Stock Plan Restricted stock Former President/CEO/COO	Mar. 03, 2010 2007 Restricted Stock Plan Restricted stock Former President/CEO/COO	Sep. 30, 2009 2007 Restricted Stock Plan Restricted stock Former President/CEO/COO	Sep. 30, 2010 2004 Directors' Plan-Restricted Shares Restricted stock Non-employee directors	Jun. 03, 2010 2004 Directors' Plan-Restricted Shares Restricted stock Non-employee directors	Jun. 30, 2012 2004 Directors' Plan-Restricted Shares Restricted stock Non-employee directors	Jun. 30, 2011 2004 Directors' Plan-Restricted Shares Restricted stock Non-employee directors	Sep. 30, 2010 2004 Directors' Plan-Restricted Shares Restricted stock Non-employee directors item	Jun. 30, 2010 2004 Directors' Plan-Restricted Shares Restricted stock Non-employee directors	Sep. 30, 2012 2004 Directors' Plan-Restricted Shares Restricted stock Interim CEO	Mar. 31, 2012 2011 bonus program Restricted stock President/CEO/COO	Mar. 31, 2012 2011 bonus program Restricted stock Other officers	Apr. 02, 2010 2010 Cash Conservation Plan Restricted stock Other officers	Jan. 04, 2010 2010 Cash Conservation Plan Restricted stock Other officers	Dec. 31, 2009 2010 Cash Conservation Plan Restricted stock Other officers	Nov. 12, 2010 2010 Cash Conservation Plan Restricted stock Former President/CEO/COO	Dec. 31, 2011 2010 and 2011 Performance Objectives Restricted stock Former President/CEO/COO	Dec. 31, 2010 2010 and 2011 Performance Objectives Restricted stock Former President/CEO/COO
Stock-Based Compensation Plans
Expiration term							5 years
Number of shares that may be issued						150,000
Number of shares available for future grants						26,039
Restricted stock granted (in shares)				40,727	13,333			5,000	3,333					40,000		5,000					5,000	10,057	5,670	7,375	6,582
Percentage of granted awards, vested on the date of the grant																					50.00%
Shares that vested upon resignation (as a percent)															25.00%
Number of directors that resigned																			1
Stock compensation expense (in dollars)	$ 427,000	$ 884,000	$ 1,032,000
Grant date fair value (per share)				$ 7.44	$ 17.30			$ 6.70	$ 17.30								$ 6.70	$ 17.30		$ 5.30	$ 5.20
Vesting period								4 years	4 years								4 years	4 years					3 years	1 year	1 year	1 year
Cancelled (in shares)																											2,000	1,667	2,000
Percentage of granted awards, vested upon hire of permanent President and CEO																					50.00%
Shares vested				33,172	27,907								10,000						5,000
Remaining number of shares to vest over a specified period													30,000
Percentage of shares vesting on the first anniversary												33.00%
Percentage of shares vesting on the second anniversary											33.00%
Percentage of shares vesting on the third anniversary										33.00%
Number of restricted shares subject to certain annual performance objectives										10,000
Granted per director (in shares)																	5,000	3,333		5,000
Total estimated unrecognized compensation cost (in dollars)				$ 252,000
Weighted average vesting period over which compensation cost is expected to be recognized				1 year 6 months