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Long Term Retention Plan (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 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 six and three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Three Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2014 (*) |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 (*) |  |  | 2013 |
LTRP 2009 (**) |  | $ | (439,050 | ) |  | $ | 1,117,678 |  |  | $ | (88,128 | ) |  | $ | 709,758 |
LTRP 2010 (**) |  |  | (190,575 | ) |  |  | 1,017,936 |  |  |  | (7,680 | ) |  |  | 624,140 |
LTRP 2011 (**) |  |  | (57,217 | ) |  |  | 1,006,713 |  |  |  | 43,895 |  |  |  | 595,513 |
LTRP 2012 |  |  | 89,984 |  |  |  | 1,155,216 |  |  |  | 90,931 |  |  |  | 657,381 |
LTRP 2013 |  |  | 1,039,219 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 435,358 |  |  |  | — |
LTRP 2014 |  |  | 1,488,721 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 690,929 |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 1,931,082 |  |  | $ | 4,297,543 |  |  | $ | 1,165,305 |  |  | $ | 2,586,792 |
(*) | (Gain) / Loss
(**) | For the six and three-month periods ended June 30, 2014, the table above shows a reduction of compensation costs for LTRP 2009, 2010 and 2011 as a consequence of a decrease in the Company’s stock price during the quarter.

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