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DEFERRED REVENUE AND COSTS (TABLES) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
DEFERRED REVENUE AND COSTS [ABSTRACT] |
Classification of Deferred Revenue on Balance Sheet |
|  | December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Deferred Revenue - Current | $ | 26,892 |  | $ | 15,895
Deferred Revenue - Long-term |  | 21,880 |  |  | 13,976
| Total Deferred Revenue | $ | 48,772 |  | $ | 29,871
Deferred Revenue Rollforward |
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 29,871 |  | $ | 8,550 |  | $ | 15,667
| Add: Amounts deferred due to new business |  | 55,923 |  |  | 67,058 |  |  | 8,761
| Less: Revenue recognized |  | (37,051) |  |  | (45,741) |  |  | (15,962)
|  | Net increase/(decrease) in deferred revenue |  | 18,872 |  |  | 21,317 |  |  | (7,201)
| Effect of foreign currency |  | 29 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 84
Balance, end of year | $ | 48,772 |  | $ | 29,871 |  | $ | 8,550
Classification of Deferred Costs on Balance Sheet |
|  | December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Deferred Costs - Current | $ | 12,996 |  | $ | 8,574
Deferred Costs - Long-term |  | 11,625 |  |  | 10,030
| Total Deferred Costs | $ | 24,621 |  | $ | 18,604
Deferred Costs Rollforward |
|  |  |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 18,604 |  | $ | 4,733 |  | $ | 4,873
| Add: Amounts deferred due to new business |  | 26,211 |  |  | 24,569 |  |  | 4,476
| Less: Recognized expense |  | (20,220) |  |  | (10,701) |  |  | (4,636)
|  | Net increase/(decrease) in deferred costs |  | 5,991 |  |  | 13,868 |  |  | (160)
| Effect of foreign currency |  | 26 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 20
Balance, end of year | $ | 24,621 |  | $ | 18,604 |  | $ | 4,733

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