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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Long-term agreements |  |  |
Payment made to third party | $ 1,468,000 | $ 1,270,000 | $ 8,360,000
Additional investment committed on Oracle ERP implementation program | 6,478,000 |  |
Additional investment committed on Oracle ERP implementation program expected to be paid in 2014 | 3,134,000 |  |
Additional investment committed on Oracle ERP implementation program expected to be paid in 2015 | 3,001,000 |  |
Additional investment committed on Oracle ERP implementation program expected to be paid in 2016 | 343,000 |  |
Value-added tax assessments and other civil litigation |  |  |
Commitments and contingencies |  |  |
Minimum number of claims that the Company's insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover | 1 |  |
Provision for losses | 0 |  |
Future payments related to value-added tax assessments and other civil litigation, minimum | 0 |  |
Future payments related to value-added tax assessments and other civil litigation, maximum | 900,000 |  |
Non-income Tax Contingencies |  |  |
Commitments and contingencies |  |  |
Accrued liabilities | 6,312,000 | 6,207,000 |
Product liability and employee medical claims |  |  |
Commitments and contingencies |  |  |
Accrued liabilities | 2,811,000 | 2,990,000 |
Accrued liabilities classified as short-term | 526,000 | 532,000 |
Reseller Agreement |  |  |
Commitments and contingencies |  |  |
Term of the agreement | 1 year |  |
Reseller Agreement | General Dealer |  |  |
Commitments and contingencies |  |  |
Average amount of withholding of discounts per month by the third party from the funds remitted to the Company for the sale of the products under the agreement | 330 |  |
Aggregate amount of withholding of discounts by the third party from the funds remitted to the Company for the sale of the products under the agreement | 2,000,000 |  |
Possible reimbursement of Discounts to the third party for the periods prior to July 2013 | $ 22,000,000 |  |

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