COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, LOSS CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement	$ 3,325
Tech Lawsuit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Settlement Agreement, Terms		Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreements, (a) the Tech Lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice on January 12, 2016, (b) $3,109 of the Escrow Funds was disbursed to the Company and the remaining amount of Escrow Funds was retained by Tech, (c) Tech assumed an approximate $1,167 payment obligation of the Company to a predecessor owner of OMT that remained under a purchase agreement the Company acquired as part of the Company’s acquisition of Valent; (d) the Locked-up Shares were released to Tech; and (e) all parties entered into a mutual release of claims and disputes other than those based on certain environmental representations of the former equity owners of Valent under the Valent Purchase Agreement. The settlement also resulted in the Company assuming other liabilities of $500, collecting a previously recorded receivable of $389 and recording other expenses of $40.
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement		$ 3,347
Unfavorable Regulatory Action [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental Penalties Paid		175
Environmental Protection Agency [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental Penalties Paid		$ 694
Tech Investments LLC and Tech Investments II LLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners		5.50%
Common Stock, Other Shares, Outstanding		783,798
Valent Aerostructures, LLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
business acquisitions, purchase price held in escrow	$ 5,000