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Additional Paid-In Capital (Summary Of Warrant Activity) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Additional Paid-In Capital [Abstract]
Warrants outstanding (in shares)	19,977,743	19,977,743	19,977,743
Warrants valuation	$ 12,936	$ 12,936
Weighted average exercise price per share	$ 4.25	$ 4.25
Weighted average remaining life (yrs.)	1 year 9 months 18 days	2 years 7 months 6 days

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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Value of outstanding derivative securities that permit the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specified price.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for equity-based awards excluding options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The exercise price of each class of warrants or rights outstanding.

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