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NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS [Abstract] |
Non-controlling interests share in income (loss) [Table Text Block] | The composition of the net loss attributable to non-controlling interests (“NCI”) is as follows:
|  | Nine months ended September 30, |  | Three months ended September 30,
|  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013
Net income (loss) attributable to NCI in DSIT |  | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | (25 | ) |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (47 | )
Net loss attributable to NCI in USSI |  | (806 | ) |  | (860 | ) |  | (280 | ) |  | (335 | )
Net loss attributable to NCI |  | $ | (737 | ) |  | $ | (885 | ) |  | $ | (276 | ) |  | $ | (382 | )

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