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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | (a) Goodwill The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by segment from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012 were as follows:
|  | Energy & Security Sonar Solutions segment |  | GridSense segment |  | USSI segment |  | Power Generation Monitoring segment |  | Cathodic Protection segment* |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 568 |  |  | $ | 2,709 |  |  | $ | 1,402 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,679 |
Translation adjustment |  | (41 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (42 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2011 |  | 527 |  |  | 2,708 |  |  | 1,402 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,637 |
Goodwill recorded in the acquisition of OmniMetrix (see Note 3(a)) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,517 |  |  | 413 |  |  | 1,930 |
Translation adjustment |  | 14 |  |  | 49 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 63 |
Balance as of December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 541 |  |  | $ | 2,757 |  |  | $ | 1,402 |  |  | $ | 1,517 |  |  | $ | 413 |  |  | $ | 6,630 |
* Results for the Cathodic Protection segment are included in "Other" in Segment Reporting (see Note 20).
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block] | (b) Intangibles The changes in the carrying amounts of and accumulated amortization of intangible assets from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012 were as follows:
|  | Energy & Security Sonar Solutions segment |  | GridSense segment |  | USSI segment |  | Power Generation Monitoring segment |  | Cathodic Protection segment** |  |
|  | Cost |  | A.A.* |  | Cost |  | A.A.* |  | Cost |  | A.A.* |  | Cost |  | A.A.* |  | Cost |  | A.A.* |  | Total
Balance as of December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 560 |  |  | $ | (207 | ) |  | $ | 2,747 |  |  | $ | (219 | ) |  | $ | 2,565 |  |  | $ | (107 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,339 |
Amortization |  | — |  |  | (81 | ) |  | — |  |  | (323 | ) |  | — |  |  | (128 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (532 | )
Cumulative translation adjustment |  | (41 | ) |  | 14 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (27 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2011 |  | 519 |  |  | (274 | ) |  | 2,748 |  |  | (543 | ) |  | 2,565 |  |  | (235 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,780 |
Acquisition of license (see Note 15(c)) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 150 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 150 |
Intangibles recorded in the acquisition of OmniMetrix (see Note 3(a)) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,385 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,196 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,581 |
Amortization |  | — |  |  | (81 | ) |  | — |  |  | (324 | ) |  | — |  |  | (145 | ) |  | — |  |  | (309 | ) |  | — |  |  | (118 | ) |  | (977 | )
Cumulative translation adjustment |  | 13 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 29 |  |  | (6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27 |
Balance as of December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 532 |  |  | $ | (364 | ) |  | $ | 2,777 |  |  | $ | (873 | ) |  | $ | 2,715 |  |  | $ | (380 | ) |  | $ | 4,385 |  |  | $ | (309 | ) |  | $ | 1,196 |  |  | $ | (118 | ) |  | $ | 9,561 |
Weighted average estimated useful lives in years |  | 6 |  | 10 |  | 20 |  | 13 |  | 9 |  |
* Accumulated amortization ** Results for the Cathodic Protection segment are included in "Other" in Segment Reporting (see Note 20).
Composition of finite lived intangibles by class [Table Text Block] | The composition of intangibles in each of the Company's segments are as follows:
Segment |  | Type of Intangible
Energy & Security Sonar Solutions |  | Naval technologies
GridSense |  | Software and customer relationships
USSI |  | Sensor technologies and license
Power Generation Monitoring |  | Technologies, customer relationships and non-compete agreements
Cathodic Protection* |  | Technologies and customer relationships
* The Cathodic Protection segment is included in "Other" in Segment Reporting (see Note 20).

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