Note 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2009
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	50.00%
Revenues	$ 700,000		$ 100,000
Deferred Revenue	2,600,000
Deferred Revenue, Leases, Current	700,000
Deferred Revenue, Leases, Net, Noncurrent	1,900,000
Advertising Expense	400,000		500,000
Percentage of LIFO Inventory	65.00%	66.00%	66.00%
Excess of Replacement or Current Costs over Stated LIFO Value	4,200,000	4,500,000	4,500,000
Inventory, LIFO Reserve, Period Charge	600,000
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	600,000
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Write-down of Property, Plant and Equipment	3,700,000		3,900,000
Asset Retirement Obligation	100,000
Asset Retirement Obligation, Liabilities Incurred	700,000	(56,000)
Payments for (Proceeds from) Tenant Allowance				700,000
Deferred Rent Credit	400,000	500,000	500,000	700,000
Foreign Currency Transaction Loss, before Tax	20,000		200,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Tax	500,000
Pension and Other Postretirement and Postemployment Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Current	$ 1,900,000	$ 1,800,000	$ 1,800,000