7. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

	Fair value measurement at reporting date using
	Total		Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant
	September 30,		Markets for Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
Description	2012		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Time deposits	$	54,000		-	$	54,000		-
Money market mutual funds		1,512,000	$	1,512,000		-		-
Marketable securities:
Corporate debt securities		758,000		-		758,000		-
Marketable equity securities		1,146,000		1,146,000		-		-
Total assets	$	3,470,000	$	2,658,000	$	812,000	$	-
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contract		2,066,000		-		2,066,000		-
Total liabilities	$	2,066,000		-	$	2,066,000		-

	Fair value measurement at reporting date using
	Total		Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant
	December 31,		Markets for Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs
Description	2011		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Time deposits	$	54,000		-	$	54,000		-
Money market mutual funds		1,537,000	$	1,537,000		-		-
Marketable securities:
Corporate debt securities		885,000		-		885,000		-
Marketable equity securities		1,134,000		1,134,000		-		-
Total assets	$	3,610,000	$	2,671,000	$	939,000	$	-
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contract		1,975,000		-		1,975,000		-
Total liabilities	$	1,975,000		-	$	1,975,000		-

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

	Fair value measurement at reporting date using								Total losses
	Total		Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		for the three and nine
	September 30,		Markets for Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs		months ended
Description	2012		(Level 1)		(Level 2) (a)		(Level 3) (b)		9/30/2012
Assets:
Other investments by investment focus:
Technology & Communication	$	518,000	$	-	$	518,000	$	-	$	-
Diversified businesses		1,409,000		-		1,409,000		-		-
Real estate and related		1,464,000		-		511,000		953,000		(28,000	)
Other		300,000		-		—		300,000		-
	$	3,691,000	$	-	$	2,438,000	$	1,253,000	$	(28,000	)
Goodwill (Bayshore)		5,629,000						5,629,000
Total assets	$	9,320,000	$	-	$	2,438,000	$	6,882,000	$	(28,000	)

	Fair value measurement at reporting date using								Total
	Total		Quoted Prices in Active		Significant Other		Significant		losses for
	December 31,		Markets for Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs		year ended
Description	2011		(Level 1)		(Level 2) (a)		(Level 3) (b)		12/31/2011
Assets:
Other investments by investment focus:
Technology & Communication	$	478,000	$	-	$	478,000	$	-	$	(2,000	)
Diversified businesses		1,445,000		-		1,445,000		-		-
Real estate and related		1,523,000		-		542,000		981,000		(84,000	)
Other		300,000		-		—		300,000		-
	$	3,746,000	$	-	$	2,465,000	$	1,281,000	$	(86,000	)
Goodwill (Bayshore)		5,629,000				-		5,629,000
Total assets	$	9,375,000	$	-	$	2,465,000	$	6,910,000	$	(86,000	)

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Level 3 Investments:
Balance at January 1, 2012	$	1,281,000
Additional investment in limited partnership		-
Other than temporary impairment loss		(28,000	)
Transfers from Level 2		-
Balance at September 30, 2012	$	1,253,000