16. BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue (external customers)	$ 22,502,580	$ 23,808,674
Net revenue (intersegment)	614,730	754,557
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	2,605,448	4,577,099
Income taxes	742,320	1,334,470
Income (loss) from operations after taxes	1,863,128	3,242,629
Total assets	279,629,229	261,798,477
Depreciation and amortization	6,807,488	5,683,163
Capital expenditures
Write-off/Impairment
Bromine Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue (external customers)	11,734,367	13,453,882
Net revenue (intersegment)	614,730	754,557
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	327,813	2,468,304
Income taxes	180,633	662,898
Income (loss) from operations after taxes	147,181	1,805,406
Total assets	166,871,312	3,242,629
Depreciation and amortization	4,377,972	3,664,242
Capital expenditures
Write-off/Impairment
Crude Salt Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue (external customers)	2,450,786	2,274,924
Net revenue (intersegment)
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	538,220	548,450
Income taxes	33,265	103,866
Income (loss) from operations after taxes	504,954	444,584
Total assets	56,641,404	52,592,746
Depreciation and amortization	1,559,199	1,363,506
Capital expenditures
Write-off/Impairment
Chemical Products Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue (external customers)	8,317,427	8,079,868
Net revenue (intersegment)
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	2,096,679	2,242,895
Income taxes	528,422	567,706
Income (loss) from operations after taxes	1,568,257	1,675,189
Total assets	55,994,831	48,624,781
Depreciation and amortization	870,317	655,415
Capital expenditures
Write-off/Impairment
Segment Total [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue (external customers)	22,502,580	23,808,674
Net revenue (intersegment)	614,730	754,557
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	2,962,712	5,259,649
Income taxes	742,320	1,334,470
Income (loss) from operations after taxes	2,220,392	3,925,179
Total assets	279,507,547	261,285,793
Depreciation and amortization	6,807,488	5,683,163
Capital expenditures
Write-off/Impairment
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net revenue (external customers)
Net revenue (intersegment)
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(357,264)	(682,550)
Income taxes
Income (loss) from operations after taxes	(357,264)	(682,550)
Total assets	121,682	512,684
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditures
Write-off/Impairment

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