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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 Contractual Term With One-third Yearly Vesting [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Employee Stock Option [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Employee Stock Option [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Employee Stock Option [Member] Contractual Term With One-fifth Yearly Vesting [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Director Stock Options [Member] Director | Dec. 31, 2013 Director Stock Options [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Director Stock Options [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Director Stock Options [Member] Minimum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Director Stock Options [Member] Maximum [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Non Qualified Stock Option Agreement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual term |  |  |  | 6 months |  |  | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years
Vesting period |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  | 5 years | 6 months | 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 months
Stock options outstanding (in shares) | 362,800 | [1] | 528,800 |  | 193,600 |  |  |  | 169,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding and fully vested stock options (in shares) | 318,800 | [2] |  |  | 173,600 |  |  |  | 145,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 9.53 |  | $ 9.82 |  | $ 10.07 |  |  |  | $ 10.22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining weighted contractual life |  |  |  |  | 1 year 3 months 18 days |  |  |  | 4 years 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options granted (in shares) | 24,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000 | 6,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,000
Number of re elected directors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of new directors elected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options granted (in dollars per share) | $ 2.89 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.79 | $ 3.20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6.75
Proportional vesting number of shares (in hundredths) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00%
Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology for Assets and Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average fair value per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.06 |  | $ 3.55 |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk -free interest rate (in hundredths) | 0.59% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.75% | [3] | 2.66% | [3] | 2.92% | [3] |
Expected volatility of stock (in hundredths) | 55.54% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56.74% | [4] | 58.88% | [4] | 59.76% | [4] |
Dividend yield (in hundredths) | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected option life | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years | [5] | 10 years | [5] |  |  |  |  |
Stock based compensation amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense | 125,000 |  | 191,000 |  | 80,000 | 140,000 |  |  | 45,000 |  | 51,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested options | $ 71,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Options with exercise prices ranging from $2.79 to $14.75
[2] | Options with exercise prices ranging from $5.50 to $14.75
[3] | The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the grant date over the expected term of the option.
[4] | The expected volatility is based on historical volatility from our traded Common Stock over the expected term of the option.
[5] | The expected option life is based on historical exercises and post-vesting data.

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