Note 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2013			2012
	(Amounts in Thousands)
Raw materials	$	5,803		$	6,133
Finished goods		9,101			11,708
Inventory reserves		(534	)		(871	)
LIFO reserve		(4,366	)		(4,237	)
	$	10,004		$	12,733

Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Asset retirement obligation at January 1, 2012	$	953
Accretion expense		34
Write-off from closure and sale of discontinued businesses		(336	)
Asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2012		651
Accretion expense		30
Asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2013	$	681

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

	2013			2012
Stock appreciation right income	$	(13	)	$	(11	)

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2013	2012
Expected term (years)	0.1- 4.7	0.1- 4.7
Volatility	302.2% - 368.3%	203.3% - 464.4%
Risk-free interest rate	0.1% - 1.6%	0.1% - 0.7%