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RETIREMENT PLANS (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Plan net assets:      
Balance at end of year $ 12,931,000    
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 12,931,000    
Weighted-average asset allocations (as a percent) 100.00% 100.00%  
Level 1
      
Plan net assets:      
Balance at end of year 12,221,000    
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 12,221,000    
Level 2
      
Plan net assets:      
Balance at end of year 710,000    
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 710,000    
Cash, cash equivalents, money markets and other
      
Plan net assets:      
Balance at end of year 10,178,000    
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 10,178,000    
Weighted-average asset allocations (as a percent) 78.70% 80.30%  
Cash, cash equivalents, money markets and other | Level 1
      
Plan net assets:      
Balance at end of year 10,178,000    
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 10,178,000    
Equity securities
      
Plan net assets:      
Balance at end of year 1,189,000    
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 1,189,000    
Weighted-average asset allocations (as a percent) 9.20% 8.00%  
Equity securities | Level 1
      
Plan net assets:      
Balance at end of year 1,189,000    
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 1,189,000    
Fixed income securities
      
Plan net assets:      
Balance at end of year 1,564,000    
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 1,564,000    
Weighted-average asset allocations (as a percent) 12.10% 11.70%  
Fixed income securities | Level 1
      
Plan net assets:      
Balance at end of year 854,000    
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 854,000    
Fixed income securities | Level 2
      
Plan net assets:      
Balance at end of year 710,000    
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 710,000    
Pension plans for GT&T employees
      
Retirement plans      
Employment period or credited service period for which participants' average salary or hourly wages is used as a base to calculate benefits 3 years    
Weighted-average rates assumed in the actuarial calculations for the pension plan      
Discount rate (as a percent) 6.00% 6.25% 7.00%
Annual salary increase (as a percent) 7.50% 7.50% 7.50%
Expected long-term return on plan assets (as a percent) 8.00% 8.00% 8.00%
Projected benefit obligations:      
Balance at beginning of year 13,355,000 12,580,000  
Service cost 612,000 617,000 545,000
Interest cost 810,000 865,000 784,000
Benefits paid (674,000) (659,000)  
Actuarial loss (2,443,000) (48,000)  
Balance at end of year 11,660,000 13,355,000 12,580,000
Plan net assets:      
Balance at beginning of year 11,994,000 11,736,000  
Actual return on plan assets 759,000 83,000  
Company contributions 853,000 834,000  
Benefits paid (674,000) (659,000)  
Balance at end of year 12,932,000 11,994,000 11,736,000
Funded status of plan      
(Under) over funded status of plan 1,272,000 (1,361,000)  
Pension plan assets      
Fair value of plan assets 12,932,000 11,994,000 11,736,000
Amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheets      
Other assets 1,272,000    
Other liabilities   (1,361,000)  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of 1,318,000 2,714,000  
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss      
Net actuarial loss (2,918,000) (5,390,000)  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, pre-tax (2,918,000) (5,390,000)  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (1,318,000) (2,714,000)  
Components of the plan's net periodic pension cost      
Service cost 612,000 617,000 545,000
Interest cost 810,000 865,000 784,000
Expected return on plan assets (972,000) (961,000) (835,000)
Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial loss 242,000 229,000 177,000
Amortization of prior service costs   11,000 11,000
Net periodic pension cost 692,000 761,000 682,000
Additional disclosure      
Expected contribution in 2013 754,000    
Estimated Pension Benefits      
2013 537,000    
2014 327,000    
2015 444,000    
2016 522,000    
2017 541,000    
2018-2022 4,127,000    
Total $ 6,498,000    
Pension plans for GT&T employees | Minimum
      
Funded status of plan      
Percentage of plan assets to be invested within Guyana 70.00%    
Pension plans for GT&T employees | Maximum
      
Funded status of plan      
Percentage of plan assets to be invested within Guyana 80.00%