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Long Term Retention Plan (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Long Term Retention Plan [Abstract] |
Long term retention plan additional compensation payable in cash and shares |
| • |  | Year 1 (2008): 17%
| • |  | Year 2 (2009): 22%
| • |  | Year 3 (2010): 27%
| • |  | Year 4 (2011): 34%
Long Term Retention Plan accrued compensation expense |
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
LTRP 2009 |  | $ | 677,819 |  |  | $ | 519,086 |
LTRP 2010 |  |  | 584,157 |  |  |  | 507,977 |
LTRP 2011 |  |  | 567,062 |  |  |  | — |

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