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SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | $ 5,716 | $ 4,183
Intersegment Revenue | 39 | 0
Segment gross profit (loss) | 2,125 | 1,200
Segment depreciation and amortization | 373 | 292
Segment share based compensation expense | 34 | 0
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | (3,115) | (2,836)
Energy & Security Sonar Solutions Segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 3,046 | 2,763
Intersegment Revenue | 0 | 0
Segment gross profit (loss) | 1,222 | 960
Segment depreciation and amortization | 57 | 58
Segment share based compensation expense | 0 | 0
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | 252 | 160
GridSense segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 1,543 | 918
Intersegment Revenue | 0 | 0
Segment gross profit (loss) | 661 | 344
Segment depreciation and amortization | 104 | 96
Segment share based compensation expense | 0 | 0
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | (1,147) | (1,199)
USSI segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 325 | 121
Intersegment Revenue | 39 | 0
Segment gross profit (loss) | (168) | (211)
Segment depreciation and amortization | 84 | 70
Segment share based compensation expense | 34 | 0
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | (1,851) | (1,715)
Power Generation Monitoring segment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 396 | 85
Intersegment Revenue | 0 | 0
Segment gross profit (loss) | 236 | 40
Segment depreciation and amortization | 88 | 43
Segment share based compensation expense | 0 | 0
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | (381) | (15)
All Other Segments [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 406 | 296
Intersegment Revenue | 0 | 0
Segment gross profit (loss) | 174 | 67
Segment depreciation and amortization | 40 | 25
Segment share based compensation expense | 0 | 0
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | $ 12 | $ (67)

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- Definition Segment net income (loss) before income taxes + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of revenue from external customers for the reportable segment. Such disclosure is presented if the amount is: (a) included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -Paragraph 27 -Subparagraph a -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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- Definition Amount of revenue from transactions with other operating segments of the same entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -Paragraph 27 -Subparagraph b -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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