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US SEISMIC SYSTEMS, INC. (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
US SEISMIC SYSTEMS, INC. [Abstract]
Preferred stock purchase USSI	$ 2,500
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions	95.00%
Preferred share purchase - USSI - future	$ 2,500
Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Future Transactions	95.60%
fully diluted ownership	87.90%

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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