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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Assets, liabilities and net assets of the Company's Venezuelan subsidiaries |
|  | March 31, |  |  | March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Venezuelan operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Revenues |  | $ | 11,241,572 |  |  | $ | 6,770,453 |
|  | March 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Assets |  |  | 33,729,830 |  |  |  | 31,074,871 |
Liabilities |  |  | (9,941,851 | ) |  |  | (10,414,881 | )
Net Assets |  | $ | 23,787,979 |  |  | $ | 20,659,990 |

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