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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Parenthetical)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS [Abstract]
Issuance of preferred stock and related warrants (in shares)	0	0	135,000
Common stock issued in exchange for preferred stock and accrued and unpaid dividends	5,620,117	0	0
Common stock issued under common stock offerings and stock plans (in shares)	34,599,585	0	77,475
Common stock purchased (sold) by directors' deferred compensation plan (in shares)	(193)	201	1,304

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 12

-Paragraph 10

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3



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