COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 10,000
Ownership interest	50.00%
GACP I, L.P. [Member]
Commitment to invest		$ 5,000
Ownership interest		5.00%
Investment in subsidiary	$ 1,125
Securities owned at a fair value	$ 1,166

Total amount of debt instruments issued by a government or entity guaranteeing payment of the original investment plus interest by a specified future date, corporate stocks (common, preferred), representing ownership rights in an entity or other legal entity, and stock options, warrants, and any other financial instrument which represents or provides the ability to obtain ownership rights in an Entity or other legal entity which financial instruments are not readily marketable for reasons including, but not necessarily limited to: (a) no market on a securities exchange or no independent publicly quoted market; (b) not able to be publicly offered for sale or sold unless a registration has been effected under existing securities laws; or (c) not able to be offered for sale or sold because of other arrangements, restrictions, or conditions applicable to the securities or to the broker-dealer.

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Amount of principal loans outstanding to affiliates for management investment companies.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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