Amendment Flag
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Document Period End Date
Entity [Domain]
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
Entity Voluntary Filers
Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Filer Category
Entity Public Float
Entity Registrant Name
Entity Central Index Key
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Entity by Location [Axis]
Location [Domain]
Legal Entity [Axis]
Document Type
Award Type [Axis]
Autos [Member]
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]
Accrued expenses [Abstract]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $145,000
ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities, and Other Liabilities Disclosure, Current [Text Block]
Accounts payable
Less: billings to date
Professional fees
Vacation
Deferred rent
Accrued Rent, Current
Income taxes payable
Accrued expenses
Total accrued expenses
Accumulated other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of income tax [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Additional paid-in capital
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Share-based compensation expense
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Requisite Service Period Recognition
Accounts receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts
Bond premium amortization
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of loss per share (in shares)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain]
Antidilutive Securities [Axis]
Current Assets:
Assets, Current [Abstract]
ASSETS
Assets [Abstract]
Assets [Abstract]
Total current assets
Assets, Current
Total Assets
Assets
Maturities of marketable securities classified as available-for-sale [Abstract]
Fair Value
Due after ten years
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, after Ten Years, Amortized Cost Basis
Unrealized Holding Loss
Due after one year through ten years
Available-for-sale marketable securities
Total
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Amortized Cost Basis
Adjusted Cost
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)
COMMITMENTS
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
COMMITMENTS [Abstract]
Common Stock [Member]
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)
Common stock, $.10 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 5,232,000 and 5,102,000 shares issued at 2013 and 2012, respectively and 4,521,000 and 4,515,000 shares outstanding at 2013 and 2012, respectively
Common stock, issued (in shares)
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Common stock, authorized (in shares)
Common stock, share authorized (in shares)
Common stock reserved for future issuance of stock options (in shares)
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block]
Income tax provision [Abstract]
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) [Abstract]
Comprehensive loss
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent
Comprehensive Income (loss)
Comprehensive Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Computer Equipment [Member]
SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS AND CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]
Consolidated accounts receivable, percentage (in hundredths)
Total contractual obligation
Contractual Obligation
Corporate Bonds [Member]
Corporate [Member]
Cost of sales
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts [Abstract]
Costs in Excess of Billings on Uncompleted Contracts or Programs [Abstract]
Total expenses, net
Costs and Expenses
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
Credit Facility [Domain]
Credit Facility [Axis]
Current income tax expense
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Customer advances
Description of variable rate basis
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table]
DEBT
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
DEBT [Abstract]
Term loan facility, amount
Imputed interest rate (in hundredths)
Date of maturity of loan
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date
Amount under monthly payment of term loan
Deferred Compensation Arrangement With Individual, Excluding Share-based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Title of Individual [Axis]
Total bonus compensation expense
Deferred Rent
Deferred income tax expense
Deferred tax expense
Components of deferred income taxes [Abstract]
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Classification [Abstract]
Net deferred tax assets
Deferred Tax Assets, Net
Deferred tax asset
Current asset
Total deferred tax assets, net
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross
Net operating loss carryforwards
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards
Net operating loss carryforwards, federal
Net operating loss carryforwards, state
Accrued expenses
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Accrued Liabilities
Stock-based compensation
Alternative minimum tax credit carry-forward
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, Alternative Minimum Tax
Deferred tax asset
Long-term asset
Valuation allowance
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance
Property and equipment
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property, Plant and Equipment
Maximum annual contribution per employee, percent (in hundredths)
Employer contribution during the period
Percentage of employer matching contribution (in hundredths)
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction
Depreciation and amortization
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS [Abstract]
Diluted (in dollars per share)
Basic (in dollars per share)
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]
Earnings (loss) Per Share
Net loss per common share:
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE [Abstract]
Permanent differences (in hundredths)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Life Insurance
Reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to income tax expense [Abstract]
Total (in hundredths)
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations
Tax at U.S. statutory rates (in hundredths)
Nondeductible expenses (in hundredths)
State income and federal minimum taxes (in hundredths)
Change in valuation allowance (in hundredths)
Vesting period for amortization of unearned compensation related to nonvested awards
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition
Unearned compensation cost associated with restricted stock awards
Major customer, revenue percentage (in hundredths)
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
EQUITY [Abstract]
Equity Component [Domain]
Executive Officer [Member]
Measurement Frequency [Axis]
Fair Value, Hierarchy [Axis]
Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Measurement Frequency [Domain]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table]
Fair Value, Measurements, Fair Value Hierarchy [Domain]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS [Abstract]
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
Level 3 [Member]
Level 1 [Member]
Level 2 [Member]
Financing [Domain]
Financing [Axis]
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges
Goodwill
Net Carrying Value
Gross Carrying Value
Goodwill
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]
GOODWILL
Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]
Goodwill impairment
Impairment of goodwill
GOODWILL [Abstract]
Accumulated Impairment
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss
Gross profit
Gross Profit
Intersegment [Member]
Long-Lived Assets
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Total
Income tax provision
Income Taxes
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Cash paid during the year for income taxes
Decrease in accounts payable
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable
Decrease in accrued expenses
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Liabilities
Increase in other current assets
Increase (Decrease) in Other Current Assets
Increase (decrease) in taxes payable
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable
(Decrease) increase in customer advances
Increase (Decrease) in Customer Advances
Decrease (increase) in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
Increase (Decrease) in Contract Receivables, Net
Decrease (increase) in other assets
Increase (Decrease) in Other Noncurrent Assets
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Interest expense
Interest expense
Cash paid during the year for interest
Inventories
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Components of Inventories [Abstract]
Finished goods
Raw materials
INVENTORIES
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
Total
Inventories
INVENTORIES [Abstract]
Work-in-process
Investment and other income, net
Investment and other income, net
Investment Income, Nonoperating
Maturities of marketable securities classified as available-for-sale
MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]
Long-term Debt, Type [Domain]
Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Lease expiration date
Leasehold improvement [Member]
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
LEASING ARRANGEMENTS [Abstract]
LEASING ARRANGEMENTS
Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]
Total current liabilities
Liabilities, Current
Current Liabilities:
Total liabilities
Liabilities
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities and Equity
Borrowing capacity under line of credit facility
Outstanding borrowings under line of credit facility
Line of Credit [Member]
Interest rate (in hundredths)
Term loan [Member]
Current portion of long-term debt
Long-term debt, net of current portion
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Major Customers [Axis]
Major Types of Debt and Equity Securities [Axis]
Major Types of Debt and Equity Securities [Domain]
Marketable Securities
Marketable Securities, Available-for-sale Securities, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Gain on sale of marketable securities
Marketable Securities, Realized Gain (Loss)
MARKETABLE SECURITIES [Abstract]
Investments in marketable securities
Maximum [Member]
Minimum [Member]
2013
Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Next Twelve Months
2017
2018 through 2021
Annual lease payments under sale-leaseback [Abstract]
2015
Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Three Years
2014
Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Two Years
2016
Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Four Years
Name of Major Customer [Domain]
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
Nature of Operations [Text Block]
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net cash used in investing activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
Net loss
Net loss
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Note payable - bank
Number of reporting segments
Number of business segments
Officer [Member]
Future minimum lease payments under all operating lease agreements [Abstract]
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration date
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Table]
Rent expense for operating leases
2016
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years
2015
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years
2014
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months
2017
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
2018
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Total future minimum lease payments
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS [Abstract]
Other current assets
Other assets
Change in unrealized gains and (losses) on marketable securities, net of income tax
Change in unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities, net of income tax
Other associated costs
Other
Parties to Contractual Arrangement [Domain]
Parties to Contractual Arrangement [Axis]
ACCRUED EXPENSES [Abstract]
Payments for repurchase of common stock
Payments for Repurchase of Equity
Purchase of treasury stock
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Purchase of property and equipment
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property and Equipment [Abstract]
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment [Abstract]
Restricted cash
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
Estimated useful life
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]
Property and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, net
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross
Property and equipment at cost
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
Range [Axis]
Range [Domain]
Repayments of long-term debt
Repayments of Long-term Debt
(Repayments) proceeds of note payable-bank
Repayments of Notes Payable
Repurchase of Equity [Member]
Research and development costs
Research and Development Expenses [Abstract]
Research and Development Expenses
Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Restricted stock [Member]
Restricted Stock [Member]
Stock compensation expense, restricted stock
Liability at 12/31/13 [Abstract]
Additional restructuring expense
Expense incurred during the year ended December 31, 2013 [Abstract]
RESTRUCTURING
Restructuring costs
Restructuring charges
Totals
RESTRUCTURING [Abstract]
Accelerated non-cash amortization expense on leasehold improvements
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Totals
Restructuring Reserve
Accumulated deficit
Accumulated Deficit [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Revenue and Cost Recognition [Abstract]
Revenue and Cost Recognition
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]
SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS AND CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK [Abstract]
Options Outstanding, Weighted-average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Options Exercisable, Weighted-average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable
Options outstanding and exercisable at end of year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Options outstanding at beginning of year
Options outstanding at end of year
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Options Outstanding, Weighted-average Remaining Contractual Life/Years
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Net sales
Net sales
Income tax provision
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Stock option activity
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Table]
Composition of Inventories
Reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to income tax expense
Nonvested restricted stock activity
Schedule of Accrued Expenses
Future minimum lease payments under all operating lease agreements
Components of deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share
Schedule of Operating Leased Assets [Table]
Schedule of Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Table]
Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers, by Reporting Segments [Table]
Schedule of goodwill
Summary of information about stock options outstanding and exercisable
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table]
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table]
Detail of expenses and liability for the Company's restructuring charges
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table]
Schedule of segment reporting information
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income tax provision [Abstract]
BUSINESS SEGMENTS [Abstract]
Business segment information [Abstract]
Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract]
BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Segment [Domain]
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Severance charges
Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Share-based compensation expense
Forfeited (in dollars per share)
Granted (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Forfeited (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period
Nonvested stock at beginning of period (in dollars per share)
Nonvested stock at end of period (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted-Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Vesting period for share-based awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Granted (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested stock at beginning of period (in shares)
Nonvested stock at end of period (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number
Vested (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period
Forfeited (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeitures, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Granted (in dollars per share)
Granted (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period
Exercised (in dollars per share)
Options outstanding and exercisable at end of year (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Vested (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the year (in dollars per share)
Outstanding and exercisable at end of year (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number
Options [Roll Forward]
Forfeited (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period
Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable (in shares)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Exercisable Options
Exercise Price Range [Axis]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Domain]
Options outstanding at beginning of year (in dollars per share)
Options outstanding at end of year (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding
Options Outstanding, Number Outstanding (in shares)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Outstanding Options
Range of Exercise Prices, lower range limit (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit
Outstanding at beginning of year (in shares)
Outstanding at end of year (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number
Award Type [Domain]
Stock Based Compensation
Range of Exercise Prices, upper range limit (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit
Balance (in shares)
Balance (in shares)
Shares, Outstanding
Freight and delivery costs
Freight and Delivery Costs
Shipping and Handling Cost, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Statement [Table]
Statement [Line Items]
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Business Segments [Axis]
Statement, Equity Components [Axis]
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Abstract]
Stock Options [Member]
Stock options [Member]
Stock Options [Member]
Common stock repurchased (in shares)
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares
Exercised (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period
Common stock authorized to be repurchased, maximum
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount
Issuance of restricted stock
Issuance of restricted stock (in shares)
Stockholders' Equity:
Stockholders' equity
Balance
Balance
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent
EQUITY
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
Subsequent Event Type [Domain]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Subsequent Event Type [Axis]
Subsequent Event [Table]
Subsequent Event [Member]
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Title of Individual with Relationship to Entity [Domain]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Treasury stock, at cost, 711,000 and 587,000 shares at 2013 and 2012, respectively
Treasury Stock, Value
Average purchase price of common stock repurchased (in dollars per share)
Treasury stock, at cost (in shares)
Treasury Stock [Member]
Purchase of treasury stock
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method
General Corporate Not Allocated [Member]
Uncertain tax positions
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
U.S. Government Agency Bonds [Member]
Effect of dilutive securities [Abstract]
Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment [Abstract]
Computation of basic and diluted net loss per common share [Abstract]
Denominator for basic net loss per share - weighted-average common shares (in shares)
Denominator for diluted net loss per share - weighted-average common shares and assumed conversion (in shares)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted
Tabular disclosure of the changes in outstanding nonvested stock options.
Schedule Of Nonvested Stock Options Activity [Table Text Block]
Nonvested stock option activity
Represents number of share based employee compensation plans in force as on date of reporting.
Share based employee compensation plans, number
Number of stock-based employee compensation plans
Term of share-based payment award.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award, Term
Expiration period after date of grant
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Stock Option Activity [Abstract]
Stock option activity [Abstract]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Nonvested Stock Option Activity [Abstract]
Nonvested stock option activity [Abstract]
Nonvested contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, either to purchase or to sell a certain number of shares of stock at a predetermined price for a specified period of time.
Nonvested Stock Options [Member]
Nonvested Stock Options [Member]
Average Remaining Contractual Term [Abstract]
Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) [Abstract]
Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards exercised, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award, Options Exercised, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Exercised
Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards granted, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award, Options, Granted, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Granted
Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards forfeited, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award, Options Forfeited, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
Forfeited
Expenditure in connection with non-renewal of contracts related to chief executive officer and chief operating officer of the entity.
Costs related to non renewal of former chief executive officer contract
Costs related to non-renewal of senior officer contract
Carrying amount at the balance sheet date of estimated contractual obligations payable to the company's former chief executive officer and chief operating officer within one year (or within one operating cycle if longer). The liability amount may change based on future legal proceedings.
Liability associated with former chief executive officer, Current Portion
Liability associated with non-renewal of senior officer contract
Carrying amount at the balance sheet date of estimated contractual obligations payable to the company's former chief executive officer and chief operating officer which are expected to be paid after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. The liability amount may change based on future legal proceedings.
Estimated Former Officer Compensation Liability Noncurrent
Liability associated with non-renewal of senior officer contract, net of current portion
Contractual Life of Employment Agreements.
Contractual Life of Employment Agreements
Contractual life of employment agreements
Number of executive officers with employment agreements.
Number of Executive Officers with Employment Agreements
Number of executive officers with employment agreements
Number of principal officers with employment agreements.
Number of Principal Officers with Employment Agreements
Number of principal officers with employment agreements
Estimated contractual obligation costs relating to the contract non-renewal of employment.
Estimated Contractual Obligation Costs
Estimated contractual obligation costs
Number of executive officers or employees entitled to bonuses based on certain performance.
Executive Officers Employees Entitled to Bonuses
Number of executive officers or employees entitled to bonuses
One of the ranking officers of the entity, appointed to the position by the board of directors.
Executive and Principal Officers [Member]
Employee of the entity having a key position.
Key Employee [Member]
Key Employees [Member]
Tabular disclosure of the components of net deferred tax asset recognized in an entity's statement of financial position.
Schedule of Deferred Income Taxes [Table Text Block]
Components of deferred income taxes
Temporary Differences in Bases of Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]
Temporary differences in bases of assets and liabilities [Abstract]
Amount of deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to taxable temporary differences from assets and liabilities.
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Gross
Deferred tax assets and liabilities, gross
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from accounts receivable and inventory.
Deferred Tax Assets Accounts Receivable and Inventory
Accounts receivable and inventory
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from goodwill.
Deferred Tax Assets, Goodwill
Goodwill
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from intangible assets excluding goodwill.
Deferred Tax Assets, Intangible Assets
Intangible assets
Information about maturity period of LIBOR.
Maturity Period Libor [Axis]
Represents number of monthly installments required to be paid to clear the outstanding amount of loan facility.
Number of Monthly Installments For Repayment of Loan
Number of monthly installments
Reference rate is used as a base rate to compute the effective interest rate.
Reference rate [Axis]
Reference rate is used as a base rate to compute the effective interest rate.
Reference rate [Domain]
London Inter Bank Offer Rate is used as reference rate to compute the variable rate.
London InterBank Offer Rate [Member]
LIBOR [Member]
Represents the period of maturity relating to loan, i.e., period within which the principal along with interest pertaining to loan needs to be repaid.
Period of Maturity of Loan
Maturity period of loan
Information about maturity period of LIBOR.
Maturity Period Libor [Domain]
Represents the date in which LIBOR is mature.
Maturity Period of Libor One [Member]
Maturity Period of Libor 1 [Member]
Represents the date in which LIBOR is mature.
Maturity Period of Libor Three [Member]
Maturity Period of Libor 3 [Member]
Represents the date in which LIBOR is mature.
Maturity Period of Libor Two [Member]
Maturity Period of Libor 2 [Member]
Refers to the variable portion of interest rate for debt instruments.
Variable Interest Rate
Variable interest rate (in hundredths)
Prime rate is used as reference rate to compute the variable rate.
Prime rate [Member]
Denominator [Abstract]
Denominator [Abstract]
Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of stock options using the treasury stock method.
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Share based Payment Arrangements, Stock Options
Employee and director stock options (in shares)
Represents the financial data (revenue, costs, assets, etc.) attributable to domestic location (within US).
Domestic [Member]
Represents the financial data (revenue, costs, assets, etc.) attributable to foreign locations (outside US).
Foreign [Member]
Elimination of intersegment gross profit in ending inventory as on the balance sheet date.
Elimination of Intersegment Gross Profit in Ending Inventory
Elimination of intersegment gross profit in ending inventory
A component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. The Electronics segment is comprised of the company's Orbit Instrument Division and its TDL and ICS subsidiaries.
Electronics Segment [Member]
Electronics Group [Member]
A component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. The Power Units Segment is comprised of the Company's Behlman Electronics, Inc. subsidiary and is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of distortion free commercial power units, power conversion devices and electronic devices for measurement and display.
Power Units Segment [Member]
Power Group [Member]
Name or description of a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of the entity's revenues.
Customer A [Member]
Name or description of a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of the entity's revenues.
Customer B [Member]
A component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.
Power Group [Member]
Name or description of a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of the entity's revenues.
Customer C [Member]
A component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.
Electronics Group [Member]
Name or description of a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of the entity's revenues.
Customer D [Member]
Change in carrying value during the period of estimated contractual obligations payable to the company's former chief executive officer and chief operating officer.
Increase Decrease In Estimated Former Officer Compensation Liability
(Decrease) increase in liability associated with non-renewal of senior officer contract
Range of exercise price of options pertaining to options outstanding and exercisable.
Exercise Price Range 4 [Member]
$2.00 - $5.96 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding and Exercisable [Abstract]
Summary of information about stock options outstanding and exercisable [Abstract]
Range of exercise price of options pertaining to options outstanding and exercisable.
Exercise Price Range 1 [Member]
$2.00 [Member]
Range of exercise price of options pertaining to options outstanding and exercisable.
Exercise Price Range 2 [Member]
$5.96 [Member]
COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS IN EXCESS OF BILLINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS [Abstract]
The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount included in the cost of uncompleted contract in excess of related billings or unbilled accounts receivables.
COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS IN EXCESS OF BILLINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS [Text Block]
COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS IN EXCESS OF BILLINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS
Tabular disclosure of aggregate amount included in the cost of uncompleted contract in excess of related billings or unbilled accounts receivables.
Schedule of Cost and Estimated Earnings In Excess of Billings on Uncompleted Contracts [Table Text Block]
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
Costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.
Costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
Costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
Costs incurred to date on uncompleted contracts.
Costs Incurred on Uncompleted Contracts
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts
Estimated earnings to date on uncompleted contracts.
Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts
Estimated earnings
Another company which is controlled, directly or indirectly, by its parent. The usual condition for control is ownership of a majority (over 50%) of the outstanding voting stock. The power to control may also exist with a lesser percentage of ownership, for example, by contract, lease, agreement with other stockholders or by court decree.
TDL Development Laboratory Incorporation [Member]
TDL [Member]
Amount of required minimum rental payments maturing in the fifth fiscal year and thereafter following the latest fiscal year for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.
Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Year Five and Thereafter
2019 and thereafter
Amount of minimum lease payments maturing in the prior fiscal years preceedinig the latest fiscal year ended for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing.
Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Prior to Current Fiscal Year
Prior to current fiscal year
Lease term is a fixed, non-cancelable period for which a lease agreement is in force.
Lease Term
Lease term
Annual rent payments pursuant to an amendment to the lease [Abstract]
Annual rent payments pursuant to an amendment to the lease [Abstract]
Amount of required annual rental payments maturing in the fifth year following the latest fiscal year for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.
Operating Leases, Annual Rent Payments, Years Five
Year five
Amount of required annual rental payments maturing in the first four years following the latest fiscal year for operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.
Operating Leases, Annual Rent Payments, Years One through Four
First four years
Represents the number of material warranty claims during the period.
Material Warranty Claims
Material warranty claims
Freight and Delivery Costs [Abstract]
Period of warranty for all units shipped.
Period of warranty
Period of warranty for all units shipped
This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents long-term debt securities that are issued by either a domestic or foreign corporate business entity with a date certain promise of repayment and a return to the holder for the time value of money (for example, variable or fixed interest, original issue discount) as of the balance sheet date which have been categorized as available-for-sale.
Corporate Bond Securities, Available for sale, Fair Value Disclosure
Corporate Bonds
Accumulated amount of amortization related to goodwill as on date of reporting.
Accumulated Amortization, Goodwill
Accumulated Amortization
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the obligations incurred through that date and payable for employees' services provided and payable for statutory payroll taxes. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).
Accrued Payroll and Related Taxes
Payroll and payroll taxes
The amount authorized by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase program outside of the 10b5-1 plan.
Stock Repurchase Program Outside The Plan Authorized Amount
Common stock authorized to be repurchased outside the plan, maximum
The amount authorized by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase program through plan.
Stock Repurchase Program Through Plan Authorized Amount
Common stock authorized to be repurchased through plan, maximum
Amount of severance charge taken as liability at the end of the period.
Severance Liability
Represents the amount of other associated costs recorded as liability at the end of the period.
Liability of other associated costs
Other associated costs