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Long term retention plan (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long Term Retention Plans Accrued Compensation Expense | The following tables summarize the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 LTRP accrued compensation expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2014 (*) |  |  | 2013 (*) |
LTRP 2009 (**) |  | $ | (350,923 | ) |  | $ | 407,920 |
LTRP 2010 (**) |  |  | (182,895 | ) |  |  | 393,796 |
LTRP 2011 (**) |  |  | (101,112 | ) |  |  | 411,200 |
LTRP 2012 (**) |  |  | (947 | ) |  |  | 497,836 |
LTRP 2013 |  |  | 603,861 |  |  |  | — |
LTRP 2014 |  |  | 797,791 |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 765,775 |  |  | $ | 1,710,752 |
(*) | (Gain) / Loss
(**) | For the three-months period ended March 31, 2014 the table above shows a reduction of compensation costs for LTRP 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 as a consequence of a decrease in the Company’s stock price during the quarter.

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