INCOME TAXES (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Deferred debt discharge income included in taxable income
Increase in equity on realization of deferred tax assets	$ 100,000
Tax benefit related to prior period		200,000
Net deferred tax liability
Other current assets	3,824,000	3,235,000
Other long-term assets	243,000	166,000
Long-term deferred income tax liability	(35,558,000)	(41,409,000)
Net deferred tax liability	(31,491,000)	(38,008,000)
Undistributed amount of foreign subsidiaries	11,700,000
Research credits
Deferred debt discharge income included in taxable income
Amount of tax credit carryforward	500,000
HPIP tax credit
Deferred debt discharge income included in taxable income
Amount of tax credit carryforward	700,000
Period of carry forward of tax credit	10 years
State
Deferred debt discharge income included in taxable income
Operating loss carryforwards generated in state in which entity no longer maintains a presence or a filing obligation	2,900,000	900,000
Deferred tax asset resulting from operating loss carryforwards	100,000	100,000
Valuation allowance relating to operating loss carryforwards	100,000	100,000
New international
Deferred debt discharge income included in taxable income
Operating loss carryforwards	1,600,000
Valuation allowance relating to operating loss carryforwards	600,000
Hong Kong
Deferred debt discharge income included in taxable income
Valuation allowance relating to operating loss carryforwards	100,000
Encore
INCOME TAXES
Deferred debt discharge income	8,900,000
Deferred debt discharge income included in taxable income
2013	1,800,000
2014	1,800,000
2015	1,800,000
2016	1,800,000
2017	1,800,000
Encore | State
Deferred debt discharge income included in taxable income
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 9,300,000	$ 6,600,000