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Financial Statements Schedule I (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULE I
Restricted net assets of the entity's consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries not available for distribution	$ 359,922,466
Threshold percentage of restricted net assets of the entity's consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries	25.00%

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Amount of restricted net assets of consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(e)(3)(ii))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690



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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 08

-Paragraph e

-Subparagraph 3

-Article 4

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