OTHER COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Mar. 31, 2011 Salient Surgical Technologies Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Salient Surgical Technologies Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Salient Surgical Technologies Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Complaint against Steven Livneh and Related Entities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Eisenstein Settlement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Keen Action [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Manufacturing and Warehouse Facility in St Petersburg, Florida [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Warehouse Facility in Clearwater [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Executive Offices in New York [Member]
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Monthly payments under operating leases										$ 14,000	$ 1,600	$ 1,500
Future minimum lease payments under operating leases [Abstract]
2013	228,000
2014	12,000
2015	0
Total	240,000
Operating leases, rent expense	228,000	256,000	281,000
Non-cancelable purchase commitments for inventories	3,800,000
Employment Agreements [Abstract]
Number of employment agreements	3
Approximate future minimum payments under employment agreements [Abstract]
2013	966,000
2014	786,000
2015	725,000
Total	2,477,000
Period of continuous automatic extensions of contract	1 year
Number of times of salary and bonus required to pay at the time of change in control or breach of agreements	3
Number of officers under employment agreements	5
Expected base salaries of three officers	725,000
Company to make a lump sum severance payment	160,000
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Proceeds from Legal Settlements					750,000
Restricted inventory under settlement						100,000
Amount of inventory reserved for settlement				87,000
Lump sum payment							250,000
Expense recorded							50,000
Number of installment payments							18
Amount of periodical installment							23,222.22
Amount due under certain bill of sale							14,700
Royalty payments specified as percentage of net sales (in hundredths)							3.00%
Percentage of one time royalty payment (in hundredths)							5.00%
Expense recorded as a result of settlement							737,000
Accrued expenses for transfer of related inventory and molds							194,000
Other various accrued expenses							27,000
Payments for legal settlements								53,500
Legal fees paid to legal counsel	0	1,591,000	0					20,000
Number of stock options surrendered (in shares)								5,000
Minimum annual base salary									187,500
Number of times base compensation plus certain other payments and benefits set forth in employment agreement under severance payment									3
Potential loss, minimum									0
Potential loss, maximum									$ 600,000