PENSION PLANS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 plan	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Minimum [Member] M	Mar. 31, 2014 Maximum [Member] M	Sep. 30, 2012 Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Disposal of Product Line Sale Proceeds					$ 25,000,000
Aggregate net pension expense relating to the two plan types
Service costs	389,000	461,000
Interest costs	385,000	366,000
Amortization of actuarial loss	19,000	15,000
Net pension period cost	793,000	842,000
Period of salary paid to Company's French employees as termination benefits at retirement, range (in months)			1	5
Number of types of retirement plans	2
Expected net pension cost for next fiscal year	3,200,000
Cash funding for benefits paid	100,000
Expected cash funding for benefits to be paid next year	$ 500,000