DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Interest Rate Derivatives	$ 80,000,000
Interest rate swap liability	645,000	0
Loss on Cash Flow Hedge Ineffectiveness	269,000
Cash flow hedge amount to be reclassified to Interest Expense in next 12 months [Line Items]	592,000
Interest rate swap cash flow hedge termination value	610,000
Tower Automotive Center [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Secured debt repayment			8,770,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Amount of income (loss) recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on derivative	(593,000)	0	318,000
Cash Flow Hedge Loss Reclassified to Interest Expense	(201,000)	0	0
Loss recognized in earnings upon swap designation	(242,000)	0	0
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Other Liabilities [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest rate swap liability	$ 645,000	$ 0