BUSINESS ACQUISITION BUSINESS ACQUISITION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	10,000,000
IPG $4.50 Warrants [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 4.50
IPG $5.00 Warrants [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	250,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 5.00
IPG Incentive Warrants [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	100,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights	$ 2.48
Incentive Warrants Fair Value	$ 188,000
Iron Protection Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	1,887,000
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	1,887,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	487,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	250,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Stock Options	650,000
Target Revenue For Incentive Share Based Payment	3,000,000
Iron Protection Group [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	1,000,000
Iron Protection Group [Member] \| Marketing-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	200,000
Iron Protection Group [Member] \| Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	200,000
Iron Protection Group [Member] \| IPG $4.50 Warrants [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	421,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	250,000
Iron Protection Group [Member] \| IPG $5.00 Warrants [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	412,000
Iron Protection Group [Member] \| IPG Warrants [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	500,000
Iron Protection Group [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	$ 1,054,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable	500,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	1 year

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