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PREFERRED STOCK ISSUANCE AND CONVERSION (Details) (East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation [Member], Series B Preferred Stock [Member], USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
East Tennessee Materials and Energy Corporation [Member] | Series B Preferred Stock [Member] |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items] |
Preferred stock of subsidiary, liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share) | $ 1.00
Preferred stock of subsidiary, redeemable price per share (in dollars per share) | $ 1
Preferred stock of subsidiary, dividend rate (in hundredths) | 5.00%
Preferred stock of subsidiary, per share amount on which dividend rate applied (in dollars per share) | $ 1
Preferred stock of subsidiary, accrued dividends | $ 675,000
Preferred stock of subsidiary, accrued dividends in each year from 2003 to 2012 | $ 64,000

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- Definition The per share liquidation preference (or restrictions) of nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) that has a preference in involuntary liquidation considerably in excess of the par or stated value of the shares. The liquidation preference is the difference between the preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the share. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 29 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21484-112644 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph d -Article 4 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(d)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 129 -Paragraph 4, 6 -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. + Details
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