CAPITAL STOCK (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements
Fair Value Of Stock Options Granted	$ 97	$ 13
Weighted Average Fair Value of Options	$ 3.13	$ 3.91
Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised	35	652
Cash Proceeds from Options Exercised	84	184
Fractional Shares of Outstanding Options	$ 105
Weighted Average Reamining Contractual Life	$ 1.63
Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 13.71
Exercise Price Range Low	$ 4.40
Exercise Price Range High	$ 31.50
Unrecognized Compensation Costs of Options	646
Weighted Average Period of Recognized Costs	3.4	3.0
Option Compensation Costs to be Recognized this Year	236	0
Aggregate Intrinsic Value of Outstanding Options	1,500
Aggregate Intrinsic Value of Exercisable Options	$ 984

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Highest price in the exercise price range

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The estimated fair value of stock options granted

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Fractional shares resulting from the Company's December 2010 1-for-10 reverse stock split

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The remaining current year costs to be recognized

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Unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding stock options

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Discloses use of the simplified method to calculate the expected term that stock option awards under the specified plan will exist before being exercised or terminated, the reason and justification for its use, and the periods for which the method was used if it was not used in all periods presented.

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Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of fully vested and expected to vest options that are exercisable.

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