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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 2) (Monte carlo simulations [Member], Senior Convertible Notes [Member], USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Significant assumptions utilized in valuation technique |  |
Quoted market price on valuation date | $ 3.15 | $ 2.74
Contractual conversion rate |  | $ 3.74
Contractual term to maturity |  | 2 years 3 months 29 days
Implied expected term to maturity |  | 2 years 22 days
Market volatility: |  |
Contractual interest rate |  | 8.00%
Minimum [Member] |  |
Significant assumptions utilized in valuation technique |  |
Contractual conversion rate | $ 3.17 | $ 2.74
Contractual term to maturity | 1 year 6 months 29 days |
Implied expected term to maturity | 1 year 3 months 26 days |
Market volatility: |  |
Range of volatilities | 21.40% | 55.60%
Range of equivalent volatilities | 44.60% | 78.90%
Contractual interest rate | 8.00% |
Range of equivalent market risk adjusted interest rates | 8.02% | 8.00%
Range of equivalent credit risk adjusted yields | 0.39% | 3.10%
Risk-free rates | 0.17% | 0.01%
Maximum [Member] |  |
Significant assumptions utilized in valuation technique |  |
Contractual conversion rate | $ 3.74 | $ 2.89
Implied expected term to maturity | 1 year 5 months 5 days |
Market volatility: |  |
Range of volatilities | 70.10% | 101.80%
Range of equivalent volatilities | 57.00% | 84.30%
Contractual interest rate | 9.00% |
Range of equivalent market risk adjusted interest rates | 9.08% | 8.10%
Range of equivalent credit risk adjusted yields | 2.03% | 3.50%
Risk-free rates | 0.31% | 0.25%

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