SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	May 19, 1998	Jul. 14, 2011 June 2004 Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2004 June 2004 Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 June 2004 Plan [Member]	Mar. 26, 2013 June 2004 Plan [Member]	Mar. 22, 2013 June 2004 Plan [Member]	Aug. 28, 2006 August 2006 Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 August 2006 Plan [Member]	Mar. 27, 2013 Equity Line [Member]	Oct. 28, 2010 Equity Line [Member]	Sep. 16, 2010 Equity Line [Member]
Financing Arrangements [Line Items]
Maximum value of common stock may be sold to investor													$ 10,000,000
Equity line, term													36 months
Common stock registered (in shares)												5,000,000
Common stock issued pursuant to investment agreement. (in shares)											0
Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	99,000,000	99,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, repurchase authorization						the lesser of (i) 131,756 shares of its common stock and (ii) $1.3 million of its shares				up to $20 million of its outstanding shares
Number of common shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)					131,756
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount					1,300,000				20,000,000
Common stock repurchased (in shares)				528						0
Total cost of shares repurchased		5,000		5,000
Average price per share (in dollars per share)				$ 9.43
Stock repurchase program, remaining number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)								19,084
Stock repurchased since inception shares (in shares)							112,672
Summary of after-tax components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Abstract]
Foreign Currency Translation, Beginning Balance	(539,000)
Foreign Currency Translation, Current-period change	(565,000)	893,000
Foreign Currency Translation, Ending Balance	(1,104,000)	(539,000)
Pension Postretirement Benefit Obligation, Beginning Balance	112,000
Pension Postretirement Benefit Obligation, Current-period change	315,000	(12,000)
Pension Postretirement Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance	427,000	112,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net, Beginning Balance	(427,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net, Current-period change	(250,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net, Ending Balance	$ (677,000)	$ (427,000)