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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Employer's contribution (as a percent)	20.00%
Defined contributions schemes expense	$ 5,880,203	$ 3,825,278	$ 2,116,173
Percentage of applicable salaries contributed by the employer for medical insurance benefits	10.00%
Percentage of applicable salaries contributed by the employer for unemployment benefits	2.00%
Percentage of applicable salaries contributed by the employer for other statutory benefits	2.00%
Amount of contribution by the employer for medical insurance benefits, housing funds, unemployment and other statutory benefits	$ 6,012,889	$ 4,067,355	$ 1,979,476

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Represents the percentage of employees' applicable salaries for which the employer contributes to the medical insurance benefits of a defined contribution plan.

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Represents the percentage of employees' applicable salaries for which the employer contributes to the other statutory benefits of a defined contribution plan.

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Represents the percentage of employees' applicable salaries for which the employer contributes to the unemployment benefits of a defined contribution plan.

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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 70

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6414718&loc=d3e28014-114942



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 132R

-Paragraph 11

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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