Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT REPORTING (Schedule of Concentrations in Revenue) (Details)

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SEGMENT REPORTING (Schedule of Concentrations in Revenue) (Details) (Sales Revenue, Net [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Iron Ore Revenue [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Iron Ore Revenue [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Iron Ore Revenue [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Coal Revenue [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Coal Revenue [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Coal Revenue [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Freight and Venture Partners' Cost Reimbursements [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Freight and Venture Partners' Cost Reimbursements [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Product Concentration Risk [Member]
Freight and Venture Partners' Cost Reimbursements [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                          
Entity-Wide Revenue, Major Customer, Percentage 10.00%                        
Percentage of total revenue contributed by each category of products and services   100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 81.00% 88.00% 84.00% 13.00% 8.00% 9.00% 6.00% 4.00% 7.00%