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Long-Term Trade And Unbilled Receivables | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Long-Term Trade And Unbilled Receivables [Abstract] |
Long-Term Trade And Unbilled Receivables | Note 7 - LONG-TERM TRADE AND UNBILLED RECEIVABLES
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Receivables |  | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 5,303 |
Unbilled receivables |  |  | 229,486 |  |  |  | 157,459 |
|  | $ | 229,687 |  |  | $ | 162,762 |
The majority of the long-term unbilled receivables are expected to be billed and collected during the years 2014 - 2016. Long-term trade and unbilled receivables are mainly related to the IMOD.

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