DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 11, 2013	Jun. 12, 2012	Jun. 11, 2013 Mortgages [Member] General Electric Capital Corporation Mortgage Loan [Member]	Dec. 25, 2012 Mortgages [Member] General Electric Capital Corporation Mortgage Loan [Member]	Aug. 01, 2012 Mortgages [Member] General Electric Capital Corporation Mortgage Loan [Member] Option	Jul. 31, 2008 Mortgages [Member] General Electric Capital Corporation Mortgage Loan [Member]	Jun. 11, 2013 Mortgages [Member] BancFirst Mortgage Loan [Member] [Member]	May 22, 2013 Mortgages [Member] BancFirst Mortgage Loan [Member] [Member]	Dec. 25, 2012 Mortgages [Member] BancFirst Mortgage Loan [Member] [Member]	Aug. 01, 2012 Mortgages [Member] BancFirst Mortgage Loan [Member] [Member] Option	Jun. 11, 2013 Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Dec. 25, 2012 Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Jul. 24, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Nov. 30, 2010 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Jul. 24, 2013 Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Nov. 30, 2010 Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Jul. 24, 2013 Option 1 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Dec. 25, 2012 Option 1 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Nov. 16, 2012 Option 1 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Nov. 30, 2010 Option 1 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	May 22, 2013 Option 1 [Member] Mortgages [Member] BancFirst Mortgage Loan [Member] [Member]	Jul. 24, 2013 Libor Rate [Member] Option 2 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Dec. 25, 2012 Libor Rate [Member] Option 2 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Nov. 16, 2012 Libor Rate [Member] Option 2 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan	Nov. 30, 2010 Libor Rate [Member] Option 2 [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Credit Facilities Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage Loan Mortgage Obligation Face Amount						$ 32,000,000		$ 5,000,000
Mortgage Loan Mortgage Obligation Options To Extend Maturity					2					2
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount							8,600,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount															301,100,000	310,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	50,000,000												135,000,000	50,000,000
Line of Credit Facility Increase in Maximum Borrowing Capacity													75,000,000	25,000,000		50,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			6.00%	6.00%					0.00%		5.00%	5.00%					4.25%	5.00%	5.00%	6.00%	4.50%	3.25%			4.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage upon completion of IPO																	4.00%					3.00%
Minimum Required Proceeds from Initial Public Offering to amend debt															50,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Variable Percentage																							3.75%	3.75%
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	$ 13,000	$ 0

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