CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES AND WARRANTS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					1 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 19, 2007 Warrants Issued with Convertible Notes [Member]	Nov. 19, 2007 $12.50 Warrants Issued with Convertible Notes [Member]	Nov. 19, 2007 $17.50 Warrants Issued with Convertible Notes [Member]	Nov. 19, 2007 3% Unsecured Senior Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]	Jan. 31, 2008 3% Unsecured Senior Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]	Nov. 28, 2007 3% Unsecured Senior Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]	Apr. 02, 2009 1% Unsecured Senior Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 1% Unsecured Senior Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 1% Unsecured Senior Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 New 1% Unsecured Senior Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 New 1% Unsecured Senior Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 New 1% Unsecured Senior Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 New 1% Unsecured Senior Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]	Apr. 02, 2009 Note Exchange and Option Agreement [Member]
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Principal amount converted																		$ 45,000,000
Shares issued in debt conversion																		61,407,093
Number of shares covered by option																		24,562,837
Option outstanding																		2,000,000
Date from which option is exercisable																		Apr. 02, 2009
Expiration of warrant																		Jan. 01, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount								50,000,000	50,000,000	15,000,000	5,000,000		5,000,000	5,000,000		5,000,000
Debt interest rate								3.00%			1.00%		1.00%	1.00%		1.00%
Debt maturity date								Jun. 30, 2011			Apr. 01, 2012		Apr. 01, 2012			Apr. 01, 2014
Debt conversion price											$ 0.1163		$ 0.1163	$ 0.09304		$ 0.09304
Percent of principal notes are redeemable at									66.00%		110.00%			110.00%		110.00%
Maturity date extension term																2 years
Gain on extinguishment of debt				1,877,594								1,877,594
Interest expenses of the notes														$ 12,603	$ 12,603	$ 37,403	$ 37,397
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares covered by option					6,857,143
Exercise price of warrant						12.50	17.50