INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES (Details - Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest
Balance, beginning of the period	$ 36,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	$ 0us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Additions based on tax positions of prior years	0	36,000
Lapse of statute of limitations	(13,000)	0
Balance, end of the period	23,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	36,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Interest on unrecognized tax benefits
Unrecognized tax benefit including interest	$ 25,000	$ 40,000

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns.

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Amount of decrease in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from lapses of applicable statutes of limitations.

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