STOCK BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (Restricted stock units [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Nov. 13, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2014
Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted	10,872
Total fair value of awards on the date of grant	$ 75
Quoted closing market share price	$ 6.90
Chief Executive Officer and the CTO [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted	19,576
Number of equal installments in which awards will vest	2
Awards vested		9,788
Total fair value of awards on the date of grant	$ 135
Quoted closing market share price	$ 6.90
Chief Executive Officer and the CTO [Member] \| Subsequent event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards vested		9,788

The number of equal installments in which awards will vest.

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Intrinsic value of equity-based compensation awards outstanding. Excludes stock and unit options.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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