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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 31, 2005 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Long-term debt |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 95,844,000 | $ 95,844,000
Aggregate contractual maturities of long-term debt |  |  |
2013 |  | 15,844,000 |
2035 |  | 80,000,000 |
Long-term debt |  | 95,844,000 | 95,844,000
7.00% Senior Notes due January 15, 2013; interest payable each January 15 and July 15 which commenced July 15, 2003 |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 15,844,000 | 15,844,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 7.00% | 7.00%
Aggregate contractual maturities of long-term debt |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | 15,844,000 | 15,844,000
5% New York City Industrial Development Agency Liberty Bonds due September 1, 2035; interest payable each March 1 and September 1 which commenced March 1, 2006 |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |
Long-term debt issued, aggregate principal amount | 80,000,000 |  |
Long-term debt |  | 80,000,000 | 80,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 5.00% |  |
Aggregate contractual maturities of long-term debt |  |  |
Long-term debt |  | $ 80,000,000 | $ 80,000,000

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