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DIVIDENDS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
DIVIDENDS [Abstract]    
Series A convertible preferred stock, shares outstanding (in Shares) 107,172us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding 107,172us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
Preferred stock, amount of preferred dividends in arrears $ 469,000us-gaap_PreferredStockAmountOfPreferredDividendsInArrears  
Series A covertible preferred stock, liquidation preference (in Dollars per Share) $ 25.00us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference  
Series A convertible preferred stock, dividend rate (in Percent) 6.50%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage  
Valuation of dividends payable in shares, percent of the weighted average of common stock sales price on the last ten trading days ending on the third trading day prior to applicable dividend payment date (in Percent) 95.00%aerg_PercentOfWeightedAverageOfTheLastTenTradingDaysEndingOnTheThirdTradingDayPriorToApplicableDividendDividendPaymentDate  
Series A convertible preferred stock, increased dividend rate, if company fails to pay dividends within five days of dividend payment date (in Percent) 7.50%aerg_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentageIncreasedIfCompanyFailsToPayWithinFiveDaysOfDividendPaymentDate  
Series A convertible preferred stock, dividend rate increased, if company fails to pay dividends on two consecutive dividend payment dates (in Percent) 10.00%aerg_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentageIncreasedIfCompanyFailsToPayOnTwoConsecutiveDividendPaymentDates