LEASE ARRANGEMENTS (Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
2014	$ 308
2015	242
2016	31
2017	27
2018	16
Total minimum lease payments due	624
Principal [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
2014	279
2015	230
2016	27
2017	25
2018	16
Total minimum lease payments due	577
Interest [Member]
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
2014	29
2015	12
2016	4
2017	2
2018
Total minimum lease payments due	$ 47

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6455398&loc=d3e45280-112737

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum lease payments for capital leases due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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