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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company uses financial derivatives to mitigate its exposure to volatility in the interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate in Brazil. The Company uses these derivate instruments to hedge exposure in the ordinary course of business and does not invest in derivative instruments for speculative purposes. In order to reduce interest rate and foreign currency risk on the BoA Term Loan, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement and cross currency swap transactions with Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banco Multiplo S.A. that are designed to convert the outstanding $5.0 million US Dollar based LIBOR loan to a Brazilian Real based CDI loan and convert $2.5 million of US Dollar based LIBOR working capital loans to Brazilian Real based CDI loans. The Company has not designated these agreements as hedging instruments. Changes in the fair value of the cross currency swap are recorded in other income (expense) and changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreement are recorded as interest expense (or gain as an offset to interest expense). For the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded $0.0 million of other income and $0.2 million of interest expense related to these derivatives. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded $0.1 million of other income and $0.2 million of interest expense related to these derivatives.