FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2008
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Dec. 31, 2012
Recurring [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Recurring [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
Recurring [Member]
Level 1 [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Recurring [Member]
Level 1 [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Level 2 [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Level 2 [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Level 3 [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Level 3 [Member]
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS [Abstract] | ||||||||||
Term loan secured by plant, pipeline and equipment | $ 14,000,000 | $ 10,000,000 | ||||||||
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Financial swaps on feedstock | 393,000 | 393,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
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Interest rate swap | $ 893,000 | $ 1,134,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 893,000 | $ 1,134,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
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- Definition
Fair values as of the balance sheet date of all assets resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments, net of the effects of master netting arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized as liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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