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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended							0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Samsun	Dec. 31, 2011 Samsun	Dec. 31, 2010 Samsun	Dec. 31, 2012 KLC	Dec. 30, 2012 Bankruptcy settlement due Samsun	Dec. 30, 2011 Bankruptcy settlement due Samsun	Dec. 30, 2010 Bankruptcy settlement due Samsun	Dec. 31, 2012 Bankruptcy settlement due Samsun	Feb. 05, 2010 Bankruptcy settlement due Samsun	Feb. 05, 2010 Bankruptcy settlement due Samsun Minimum	Feb. 05, 2010 Bankruptcy settlement due Samsun Maximum	Dec. 30, 2012 Bankruptcy settlement due KLC	Jul. 03, 2012 Bankruptcy settlement due KLC	Jul. 03, 2012 Bankruptcy settlement due KLC Minimum	Jul. 03, 2012 Bankruptcy settlement due KLC Maximum
Bankruptcy settlement
Amount of bankruptcy claim to be settled												$ 17,212				$ 802
Cash to be received to settle bankruptcy claim as percentage of total settlement												34.00%				37.00%
Cash to be received to settle bankruptcy claim												5,852				297
Percentage of total cash settlement to be received annually													8.00%	17.00%			0.50%	43.00%
Bankruptcy claims settled by conversion into shares of entity (as a percent)												66.00%				63.00%
Amount of bankruptcy claim settled through conversion into shares of entity												11,360				505
Percentage of bankruptcy claim due remitted											50.00%
Amount of bankruptcy claim due remitted											263
Total payment due from the entity	$ 265	$ 527	$ 791	$ 263	$ 527	$ 585	$ 2	$ 527	$ 527	$ 585					$ 2
Total payment due from entity as a percentage of approved cash settlement								9.00%	9.00%	10.00%					0.50%

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

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