SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Inventory write-down	$ 325,000	$ 1,900,000	$ 1,911,000	$ 2,225,000
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Allowance for doubtful accounts	100,000		100,000	100,000
Accounts receivable, net	11,456,000		10,019,000	11,456,000
Factoring Fees
Banking expenses			72,900	301,500
Aggregate gross amount factored, accounts receivable			0	31,900,000
Factoring Fees			0	121,600
Advertising Expense
Advertising expense			500	36,300
North American Stainless [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable, net	2,800,000		1,000,000	2,800,000
Recycling [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Inventory write-down			1,911,000	2,225,000
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable, net	$ 10,496,000		$ 9,282,000	$ 10,496,000
Recycling [Member] | North American Stainless [Member] | Sales Revenue, Segment [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Major customer percentage			13.30%	37.50%
Minimum [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable, past due period			30 days
Maximum [Member]
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable, past due period			60 days