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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets |
|  |  |  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
|  | Useful Life |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortizaton |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |  |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  |  | Accumulated Amortizaton |  |  | Net Carrying Amount |
Acquired intangibles- customer lists and non-compete agreements |  | 5 -10 years |  |  | 1,997,300 |  |  |  | 1,532,123 |  |  |  | 465,177 |  |  |  | 1,997,300 |  |  |  | 1,343,819 |  |  |  | 653,481 |
Acquired intangibles-patents and patent rights |  | Varied (1) |  |  | 3,650,000 |  |  |  | 852,343 |  |  |  | 2,797,657 |  |  |  | 30,356,164 |  |  |  | 2,042,083 |  |  |  | 28,314,081 |
Patent application costs |  | Varied (2) |  |  | 1,058,833 |  |  |  | 413,268 |  |  |  | 645,565 |  |  |  | 965,523 |  |  |  | 330,494 |  |  |  | 635,029 |
|  |  |  | $ | 6,706,133 |  |  | $ | 2,797,734 |  |  | $ | 3,908,399 |  |  | $ | 33,318,987 |  |  | $ | 3,716,396 |  |  | $ | 29,602,591 |
Schedule of Estimated Future Amortization of Intangible Assets |
Year |  | Amount |
2015 |  | $ | 894,000 |
2016 |  | $ | 692,000 |
2017 |  | $ | 673,000 |
2018 |  | $ | 537,000 |
2019 |  | $ | 265,000 |
Schedule of Goodwill |
|  | Packaging Segment |  |  | Plastics Segment |  |  | Technology Segment |  |  | Total |
Balance as of January 1, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ | 1,768,400 |  |  | $ | 684,949 |  |  | $ | 869,450 |  |  | $ | 3,322,799 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
|  |  | 1,768,400 |  |  |  | 684,949 |  |  |  | 869,450 |  |  |  | 3,322,799 |
Goodwill acquired during the year |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11,962,324 |  |  |  | 11,962,324 |
Impairment losses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (238,926 | ) |  |  | (238,926 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 1,768,400 |  |  |  | 684,949 |  |  |  | 12,831,774 |  |  |  | 15,285,123 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (238,926 | ) |  |  | (238,926 | )
|  |  | 1,768,400 |  |  |  | 684,949 |  |  |  | 12,592,848 |  |  |  | 15,046,197 |
Goodwill acquired during the year |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Impairment losses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,000,000 | ) |  |  | (3,000,000 | )
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 1,768,400 |  |  |  | 684,949 |  |  |  | 12,831,774 |  |  |  | 15,285,123 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,238,926 | ) |  |  | (3,238,926 | )
|  | $ | 1,768,400 |  |  | $ | 684,949 |  |  | $ | 9,592,848 |  |  | $ | 12,046,197 |

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