STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended							0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum	Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum	Mar. 31, 2013 Stock options	Mar. 31, 2013 Stock options Grant in period, one	Mar. 31, 2013 Stock options Grant in period, two	Mar. 12, 2013 Stock options President/CEO	Mar. 31, 2013 Stock options Former Executive Officer	Jan. 16, 2013 Stock options Non-employee directors	Mar. 12, 2013 Restricted stock President/CEO	Mar. 12, 2013 Restricted stock Former Executive Officer	Mar. 31, 2013 Restricted stock Former Executive Officer
Stock-Based Compensation Plans
Stock compensation expense (in dollars)	$ 245,000	$ 193,000							$ 134,000				$ 43,000
Stock options granted (in shares)	60,000							55,000		5,000
Restricted stock granted (in shares)											25,000	25,000
Weighted average fair value of the options granted
Fair market value (in dollars per share)					$ 2.09	$ 3.30	$ 1.98
Expected volatility (as a percent)						84.00%	89.00%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)						2.60%	1.40%
Expected life						7 years 9 months 18 days	5 years 8 months 12 days
Total estimated unrecognized compensation cost (in dollars)	$ 527,000
Weighted average vesting period over which compensation cost is expected to be recognized			1 year	3 years
Shares available for grant					156,434