PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 6,769	$ 6,844
Land use rights [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Useful life	50 years

The current period expense charged against earnings (excluding amortization of distribution agreement) on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production.

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