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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details Textual) (USD $)			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 Chemical processing plants and plant infrastructure [Member] Y	Dec. 31, 2011 Production, fabrication, and assembly equipment [Member] Y	Dec. 31, 2011 Processing plant components [Member] Y	Dec. 31, 2011 Trucks automobiles trailers and other rolling stock [Member] Y
Machinery and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful lives in years, Minimum			15	7	3	3
Useful lives in years, Maximum			30	15	10	7
Property plant and equipment (Textual) [Abstract]
Accumulated amortization for assets capitalized under capital leases	$ 718,000	$ 627,000

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The total charge for the use of long-lived depreciable assets subject to a lease meeting the criteria for capitalization.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 13

-Paragraph 122

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.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



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

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The maximum useful life of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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