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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 Mr. Robert Schreiber, Jr [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Mr. David Centofanti [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Mr. Robert Ferguson [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Mr. Christopher Leichtweis [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Mr. Christopher Leichtweis [Member] Safety & Ecology Corporation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
New lease term |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Monthly rent under lease agreement |  | $ 11,400 |  |  | $ 29,000 |
Director of IT compensation |  |  | 165,000 |  |  |
Minority ownership interest in subsidiary (in hundredths) |  |  |  | 21.29% |  |
Indemnification bond |  |  |  |  | 10,900,000 |
Rate of compensation under indemnification agreement (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  | 0.75% |
Percentage of compensation paid under indemnification agreement (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  | 60.00% |
Restricted shares of common stock issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 149,422 | 162,601
Total consideration from restricted shares issued |  |  |  |  | $ 918,945 | $ 1,000,000
Restricted shares issued, price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 6.15 | $ 6.15
Number of years base salary to be paid at the time of termination under employment agreement | 1 year |  |  |  |  |

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