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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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| Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] | |||
| Rental expense | $ 342 | $ 455 | $ 648 |
| Operating leases, future minimum lease payments due | 308 | 213 | |
| Operating leases, future minimum lease payments due in next fiscal year | 261 | 193 | |
| Operating leases, future minimum lease payments due in second fiscal year | 47 | 20 | |
| Capital commitments for purchase of PP&E | 2 | 164 | |
| Royalty expense | 715 | 715 | 360 |
| Royalty fee commitments, total | 269 | 813 | |
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Technology Knowhow A [Member]
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| Royalty fee commitment, periodic | 50 | ||
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Technology Knowhow B [Member]
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| Royalty fee commitment, periodic | $ 94 | ||
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- Definition
Rental expense incurred for leased assets including furniture and equipment which has not been recognized in costs and expenses applicable to sales and revenues; for example, cost of goods sold or other operating costs and expenses. No definition available.
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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment. No definition available.
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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of required minimum rental payments maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Amount of required minimum rental payments maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier. No definition available.
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- Definition
Amount of expense related to royalty payments under a contractual arrangement such as payment for mineral and drilling rights and use of technology or intellectual property. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The floor amount as of the balance sheet date that the entity must expend to satisfy the terms of disclosed arrangements (excluding long-term commitments) in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from one or more suppliers, other than under a long-term purchase commitment or an unconditional purchase obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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