QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATE (UNAUDITED) (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Revenues | $ 9,830,709 | $ 7,822,543 | $ 7,104,609 | $ 6,092,388 | $ 7,362,394 | $ 8,629,007 | $ 8,976,790 | $ 6,045,701 | $ 9,984,982 | $ 10,929,771 | $ 11,204,238 | $ 5,970,452 | $ 30,850,248 | $ 31,013,892 | $ 38,089,443 |
| Operating Income (Loss) | 1,438,007 | (9,121,201) | (25,516,087) | (23,833,480) | (11,311,117) | (1,473,514) | 1,019,686 | (1,549,389) | 3,582,346 | 2,724,204 | 4,459,373 | 1,804,352 | (57,032,761) | (13,314,334) | 12,570,275 |
| Net income (loss) | $ (477,006) | $ (5,944,137) | $ (15,941,500) | $ (15,275,044) | $ (7,473,046) | $ (1,138,268) | $ 534,167 | $ (975,624) | $ 2,708,604 | $ 1,726,469 | $ 2,821,738 | $ 1,163,689 | $ (37,637,687) | $ (9,052,771) | $ 8,420,500 |
| Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Share | $ (0.01) | $ (0.14) | $ (0.41) | $ (0.50) | $ (0.25) | $ (0.04) | $ 0.02 | $ (0.04) | $ 0.11 | $ 0.07 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.05 | $ (0.97) | $ (0.32) | $ 0.34 |
| Diluted New Income (Loss) Per Share | $ (0.01) | $ (0.14) | $ (0.41) | $ (0.50) | $ (0.25) | $ (0.04) | $ 0.02 | $ (0.04) | $ 0.1 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.05 | $ (0.97) | $ (0.32) | $ 0.33 |
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