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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Table Text Block] | Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
| Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Contractual obligation investments | $ | 9,567 |  |  | $ | 9,567 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,723 |  |  | $ | 8,723 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Preferred stock | 250 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 250 |  |  | 250 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 250 |
Derivative financial instruments liability | (60 | ) |  | — |  |  | (60 | ) |  | — |  |  | (126 | ) |  | — |  |  | (126 | ) |  | — |
Total | $ | 9,757 |  |  | $ | 9,567 |  |  | $ | (60 | ) |  | $ | 250 |  |  | $ | 8,847 |  |  | $ | 8,723 |  |  | $ | (126 | ) |  | $ | 250 |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the changes during the periods presented in Titan's Level 3 investments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (amounts in thousands):
| Preferred stock
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | 250 |
Total realized and unrealized gains and losses | — |
Balance as of September 30, 2014 | $ | 250 |
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block] | Fair value, nonrecurring, Level 2 measurements from impairments consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| Fair Value |  | Impairment Charges
| September 30, |  | December 31, |  | Nine months ended
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Property, plant and equipment | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23,242 |  |  | $ | — |
The fair value measurements and impairment charges shown above pertain to assets used to produce giant mining tires for the mining industry. See note 2 for additional information.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amount of gains or losses for the period included in earnings or resulted in a change to net assets, have arisen from the use of significant unobservable inputs (level 3) to measure the fair value of assets, liabilities, and financial instruments classified in shareholders' equity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1),(d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities by class, including financial instruments measured at fair value that are classified in shareholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods after initial recognition (for example, impaired assets). Disclosures may include, but are not limited to: (a) the fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements and (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized in their entirety (levels 1, 2, 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19296-110258 + Details
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- Definition The entire disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities, which includes financial instruments measured at fair value that are classified in shareholders' equity, which may be measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19279-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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