INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets consist of the following:

	Software Development Costs				Patents & Licenses
	Cost		A.A.		Cost		A.A.		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	12,226,000	$	(1,261,000)	$	12,272,000	$	(5,629,000)	$	17,608,000
Additions		2,562,000		—		39,000		—		2,601,000
Impairments		—		—		(36,000)		—		(36,000)
Amortization		—		(1,313,000)		—		(664,000)		(1,977,000)
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	14,788,000	$	(2,574,000)	$	12,275,000	$	(6,293,000)	$	18,196,000
Additions		1,667,000		—		103,000		—		1,770,000
Impairments		—		—		—		—		—
Amortization		—		(2,920,000)		—		(664,000)		(3,584,000)
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	16,455,000	$	(5,494,000)	$	12,378,000	$	(6,957,000)	$	16,382,000

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Estimated amortization expense for the succeeding five years is as follows:

2015	$	3,589,000
2016		3,037,000
2017		2,980,000
2018		2,179,000
2019 and thereafter		2,679,000
	$	14,464,000