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RESTRUCTURING AND RELATED CHARGES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Restructuring activity during the period [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes the restructuring charges during the six months ended June 30, 2013:
Employee severance and termination benefits |  | $ | 302 |
Facilities costs |  | 101 |
Abandonment of fixed assets |  | 39 |
Inventory obsolescence |  | 152 |
Total |  | $ | 594 |
The following table presents activity during the six months ended June 30, 2013 related to GridSense's restructuring:
|  | Employee severance and termination benefits |  | Facilities |  | Inventory and fixed asset impairments |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Provision |  | 302 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 191 |  |  | 594 |
Cash payments |  | (149 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (149 | )
Non-cash settlements |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (191 | ) |  | (191 | )
Balance at June 30, 2013 |  | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 101 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 254 |
The total remaining accrued restructuring balance of $254 is expected to be paid in full by December 31, 2013 and is included in Other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph b(2) -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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