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BANK DEBT AND OTHER DEBT | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
BANK DEBT AND OTHER DEBT [Abstract] |
Debt Disclosure [Text Block] | BANK DEBT AND OTHER DEBT
(a) | Lines of credit
The Company's DSIT subsidiary has lines-of-credit of approximately $1,072 from two Israeli banks (approximately $536 at each bank), none of which was being used at December 31, 2012. The lines-of-credit are subject to certain financial covenants. DSIT was in compliance with its financial covenants at December 31, 2012. The line-of-credit at one bank expires on October 18, 2013 and at the second bank the line expires in February 2014. The lines-of-credit are denominated in NIS and bear interest at a weighted average rate of the Israeli prime rate per annum plus 3.25%. The Israeli prime rate as of December 31, 2012 was 3.25% (December 31, 2011, 4.25%). The Company's GridSense subsidiary has a line-of-credit of $1,000 (subject to a calculated borrowing base) from a local bank of which none was being used at December 31, 2012. The line-of-credit is subject to certain financial covenants. GridSense was in compliance with its financial covenants at December 31, 2012. Advances from the line-of-credit bears interest at a variable annual interest rate equal to the greater of 3.25% above the Prime Rate in effect (3.5% at December 31, 2012) or 6.5%. The Company's USSI subsidiary has a line-of-credit of $1,000 from a local bank of which none was being used at December 31, 2012. The line-of-credit is subject to certain financial covenants. USSI was in compliance with its financial covenants at December 31, 2012. The line-of-credit expires on November 7, 2013. Advances from the line-of-credit bears interest at a variable annual interest rate equal to the greater of 1.0% above the Prime Rate in effect (3.5% at December 31, 2012) or 6.5%.
(b) | Bank Debt
On December 31, 2009, the Company's DSIT subsidiary took a loan from an Israeli bank in the amount of $530. The loan is denominated in NIS and bears interest at the rate of the Israeli prime rate per annum plus 0.9%. The loan is to be repaid over a period of 48 months of equal payments of approximately $12 per month (principal and interest). Principal payments with respect to the loan are $143 for the year ending December 31, 2013. As a security for this loan, DSIT has deposited with the Israeli bank $43, reflected as a current restricted deposit on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(c) | Other Debt
During 2010, the CEO and a director of the Company’s GridSense subsidiary lent GridSense $50 and $75, respectively. The loan from the director bears interest at 8% per year while the loan from the CEO bears no interest. During 2010, $12 was repaid to GridSense’s CEO while no repayments were made to the director. During 2011, the remaining $38 was paid to the CEO and $65 of principal and $1 of interest was paid to the director. The remaining $10 due to the director was paid in 2012.
(d) | Debt summary
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2011 |  | 2012
Lines of credit |  | $ | 510 |  |  | $ | — |
Bank debt |  | 274 |  |  | 143 |
Other debt |  | 10 |  |  | — |
Capital lease obligations |  | 24 |  |  | 10 |
Total debt |  | 818 |  |  | 153 |
Less: Lines-of-credit |  | (510 | ) |  | — |
Less: Current portion of debt |  | (167 | ) |  | (153 | )
Long-term debt |  | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | — |
With respect to DSIT’s line-of-credit (see (a) above), a lien in favor of the Israeli bank was placed on DSIT’s assets. In addition, the Company has guaranteed DSIT’s line-of-credit. Both USSI and GridSense have individually granted liens to their respective banks on substantially all of their assets other than intellectual property. They have further promised not to grant a lien on their intellectual property to any other party, nor commit to any such party to abstain from giving a lien.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20,22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 129 -Paragraph 2, 4 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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