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INCOME TAXES (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Deficiency assessment statute limitation period (in years)	3 years

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- Definition

Represents deficiency assessment statute limitation period. A statue of limitation is an enactment in a common law legal system that sets the maximum time after an event, that legal proceeding based that event may be initiated.

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