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INVESTMENTS (Details) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 DSIT - Legal Entity [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 DSIT - Legal Entity [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 USSI - Legal Entity [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 USSI - Legal Entity [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Channel Partner - Legal Entity [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions |  |  | 88.30% |  | 95.70% |  |
Fully diluted ownership |  |  | 77.40% |  | 88.40% |  |
Total investment in USSI common shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,584,000 |
Cash investment in USSI common shares |  |  |  |  |  | 5,355,000 |
Value of the common stock used to acquire shares of a subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  | 2,229,000 |
Total investment in USSI Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  | 16,750,000 |
Advances in contemplation of new investment agreement |  |  |  |  | 7,758,000 | 1,355,000 |
Loan to channel partner | 640,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 640,000
Interest rate on loan to channel partner |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00%
Provision of loan principal due from channel partner |  |  |  |  |  |  | 640,000
Provision of loan interest due from channel partner |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,000
Conversion of previous debt into common stock - DSIT |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |
Conversion of previous advances and loans into DSIT Preferred Stock |  |  |  | 2,800,000 |  |  |
Purchase of DSIT Preferred Stock at closing |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |
Commitment to further purchases of DSIT Preferred Stock |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000 |  |  |

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