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ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Net Loss Per Share
Potential dilutive securities excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation (in shares)	3,072,340us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	532,120us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	11,497us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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Marketable securities
Original maturity period of marketable securities	4 months
Maximum
Marketable securities
Original maturity period of marketable securities	19 months

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