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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE [Abstract] |  |  |
Percentage of amounts financed under in-house credit programs, as a percent of net sales (in hundredths) | 4.60% | 5.20% | 5.70%
Duration of no interest credit programs | 12 months |  |
Term of other programs, minimum | 30 days |  |
Term of other programs, maximum | 2 years |  |
Interest rate of other programs, minimum (in hundredths) | 0.00% |  |
Interest rate of other programs, maximum (in hundredths) | 21.00% |  |
Accounts receivable due per scheduled payment [Abstract] |  |  |
Accounts receivables collectible in one year | $ 10,112,000 |  |
Accounts receivables collectible in two years | 660,000 |  |
Accounts receivables collectible in three years | 142,000 |  |
Accounts receivables collectible in four years | 5,000 |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 395,000 | $ 525,000 |
Number of states in which accounts receivable originated | 17 |  |

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