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Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Cash surrender value, Aggregate | $ 21,501,703 | $ 20,984,604 |
Income from life insurance policies | $ 517,099 | $ 636,272 | $ 546,910

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