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SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Revenues | $ 58,800 | $ 45,506 |
Operating profit (loss) | (995) | (4,484) |
Depreciation and amortization | 3,114 | 3,986 |
Capital expenditures | 2,200 | 1,375 |
Total Assets | 153,616 |  | 163,694
Tower and Weldments |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Typical capacity of wind turbines for which towers are manufactured (in megawatts) | 2 |  |
Number of facilities | 2 |  |
Revenues | 48,134 | 29,868 |
Depreciation and amortization | 984 | 951 |
Capital expenditures | 1,233 | 242 |
Total Assets | 56,913 |  | 51,934
Tower and Weldments | Minimum |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Power generating capacity of turbines that towers produced annually can support (in megawatts) | 1,200 |  |
Tower and Weldments | Maximum |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Annual tower production capacity (in towers) | 500 |  |
Gearing |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Revenues | 8,275 | 8,169 |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,801 | 2,710 |
Capital expenditures | 634 | 643 |
Total Assets | 62,428 |  | 66,208
Services |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Revenues | 2,391 | 7,469 |
Depreciation and amortization | 313 | 313 |
Capital expenditures | 30 | 213 |
Total Assets | 15,249 |  | 14,800
Corporate |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 16 | 12 |
Capital expenditures | 303 | 277 |
Total Assets | 300,408 |  | 300,835
Assets held for sale |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Total Assets | 1,582 |  | 1,970
Operating segments | Tower and Weldments |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | 5,612 | 2,154 |
Operating segments | Gearing |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | (2,966) | (2,977) |
Operating segments | Services |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | (1,339) | (702) |
Operating segments | Corporate |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Operating profit (loss) | (2,253) | (2,961) |
Eliminations |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Revenues | (706) | (2,569) |
Operating profit (loss) | (49) | 2 |
Total Assets | (282,964) |  | (272,053)
Eliminations | Tower and Weldments |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Revenues | 160 | 3 |
Eliminations | Gearing |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Revenues | 499 | 2,551 |
Eliminations | Services |  |  |
SEGMENT REPORTING |  |  |
Revenues | $ 47 | $ 15 |

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