INCOME TAXES FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
INCOME TAXES FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
Income tax benefit	$ 1,844,000	$ 975,000
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	30.50%	1.20%
Expense relating to disallowed foreign losses	1,150,000
Projected effective tax rate excluding discrete items (as a percent)	49.50%	15.30%
U.S. statutory income tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%	35.00%
Goodwill impairment, tax benefit recorded		0
Benefit from settlement of income tax audits		$ 1,000,000