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MAJOR CUSTOMERS (Details)	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended							12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 U.S. Government [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 U.S. Government [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer A [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Customer A [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer B [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Customer B [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer C [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Customer C [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer One [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Customer One [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer Two [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Customer Two [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer Three [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Customer Three [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer Four [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Customer Four [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer Five [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue accounted by major customers (in hundredths)			9.00%		38.00%	33.00%	19.00%	33.00%	15.00%	11.00%
Number of major commercial customers contributed to revenue	3	3
Number of large commercial customers accounted for major share in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	4	4
Percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted by major customers (in hundredths)			5.50%	7.50%							41.00%	40.00%	25.00%	21.00%	15.00%	15.00%	10.00%	13.00%
Percentage of accounts receivable from major customers (in hundredths)											31.00%	36.00%	20.00%	34.00%	16.00%	12.00%	14.00%		11.00%

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Percentage of accounts receivable from a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of an entity's revenues.

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Represents the percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts attributable to major customers of the entity during the reporting period.

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Percentage of revenue generated from a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of an entity's revenues.

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