RELATED PARTIES (Narrative) (Details) (Director [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Director [Member]
Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction (Date)	Dec. 22, 2010
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 99,000
Related Party Transaction, Expenses From Transactions With Related Party, Maximum Consulting Fee Payable	100,000
Related Party Transaction, Expenses From Transactions With Related Party, Daily Consulting Fee Payable	3,000
Related Party Transaction, Expenses From Transactions With Related Party, Maximum Reimburseable Expenses Payable	$ 15,000

Related Party Transaction, Expenses From Transactions With Related Party, Daily Consulting Fee Payable

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Date of maturity or expiration of arrangements with a related party (for example, but not limited to, leasing and debt arrangements between related parties), in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 57

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph c

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 850

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

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