RESTRICTED CASH AND TIME DEPOSITS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Time deposits	$ 0us-gaap_TimeDepositsAtCarryingValue	$ 1,188,000us-gaap_TimeDepositsAtCarryingValue
Long-term deposits	156,000us-gaap_DepositsAssetsNoncurrent	225,000us-gaap_DepositsAssetsNoncurrent
Provision for losses under customer contracts secured by ST deposits	0	0
Time deposits
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Time deposits	0	1,188,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.05%
Long-term deposits under employee loan programs
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Long-term deposits	$ 156,000	$ 225,000

- Definition

Any certificate of deposit or savings account held by a bank or other financial institution for a short-term specified period of time. Because of their short-term, time deposits are considered highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify under that definition. Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month US Treasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. However, a Treasury note purchased three-years ago does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity is three months.

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