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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 item
Accounts receivable
Number of products consigned to customers	0
Intangible assets
Useful lives of patents and trademarks	17 years
Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment
Useful lives	3 years
Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment
Useful lives	13 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment
Useful lives	3 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment
Useful lives	10 years
Building [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment
Useful lives	39 years
Building Improvements [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment
Useful lives	15 years
Automobiles [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment
Useful lives	7 years

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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