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11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | Preferred Dividends – The Company accrues dividends quarterly in respect of its Series B Preferred Stock. Since the beginning of 2012, the Company has paid these dividends quarterly in cash. During 2009, 2010 and 2011, however, the Company accrued but did not pay dividends aggregating $7,315,000. Beginning in 2012, the Company has entered into a series of agreements with the holders of its Series B Preferred Stock under which the Company issued shares of its common stock in satisfaction of a portion of the accrued and unpaid dividends. In connection with the Company’s payment of accrued and unpaid dividends, the holders of its Series B Preferred Stock agreed to forebear from exercising any rights they may have with the respect to accrued and unpaid dividends. The following table summarizes the details of the Company’s agreements with the holders of its Series B Preferred Stock:
Agreement Date |  | Amount of Dividends Paid |  |  | Shares of Common Stock Issued |  |  | Extended Forbearance Date
August 12, 2012 |  | $ | 732,000 |  |  |  | 157,000 |  |  | January 1, 2014
December 26, 2012 |  | $ | 732,000 |  |  |  | 144,500 |  |  | June 30, 2014
March 27, 2013 |  | $ | 732,000 |  |  |  | 139,000 |  |  | September 30, 2014
July 26, 2013 |  | $ | 731,000 |  |  |  | 175,000 |  |  | December 31, 2014
September 17, 2013 |  | $ | 731,000 |  |  |  | 197,000 |  |  | March 31, 2015
Total |  | $ | 3,658,000 |  |  |  | 812,500 |  |  |
Accrued and unpaid dividends |  | $ | 3,657,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Company believes it has adequate liquidity to continue to pay quarterly dividends in cash for at least the next twelve months. The Company may continue to pay down the balance of accrued and unpaid dividends in respect of its Series B Preferred Stock by issuing additional shares of common stock. The Company does not believe that these contemplated dividend payments in cash and stock will materially impact its liquidity. If the Company fails to make ongoing quarterly cash dividend payments, it will be in default under the terms of its agreements with the holders of its Series B Preferred Stock and the holders’ current forbearance through March 31, 2015 will be ineffective. The Company could experience a material adverse effect on its liquidity if it is required to pay in cash the entire current balance of accrued and unpaid dividends; however, the Company believes such an outcome is remote. Note Payable to Related Party – The Company had a note payable to its Chief Executive Officer totaling $750,000 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. On February 7, 2013, the maturity date was extended to March 31, 2014.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39622-107864 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39603-107864 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Paragraph b -Article 3A 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.(k)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph k -Article 4 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39691-107864 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39678-107864 + Details
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