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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Allowance for doubtful accounts rollforward | The following is a summary of activity for the allowance for doubtful accounts during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
| Dollars in Thousands
| Beginning Balance |  | Provision |  | Write Offs |  | Ending Balance
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 | $ | 2,362 |  |  | $ | 2,769 |  |  | $ | (1,086 | ) |  | $ | 4,045 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 | $ | 1,236 |  |  | $ | 679 |  |  | $ | (339 | ) |  | $ | 1,576 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 | $ | 2,171 |  |  | $ | 4,966 |  |  | $ | (3,092 | ) |  | $ | 4,045 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 | $ | 1,088 |  |  | $ | 1,649 |  |  | $ | (1,161 | ) |  | $ | 1,576 |
Allowance for obsolete inventory rollforward | The following is a summary of activity for the allowance for obsolete inventory during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:
| Dollars in Thousands
| Beginning Balance |  | Provision |  | Write Offs |  | Ending Balance
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 | $ | 593 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 609 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 | $ | 559 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | 581 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 | $ | 616 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | (26 | ) |  | $ | 609 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 | $ | 511 |  |  | $ | 88 |  |  | $ | (18 | ) |  | $ | 581 |
Schedule of property and equipment, useful lives | Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:
Leasehold improvements | 1 to 10 years
Furniture and fixtures | 3 to 7 years
Production equipment | 3 to 7 years
Computer equipment | 3 to 7 years
Research and development equipment | 2 to 7 years

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