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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS [Abstract]  
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
(a) Goodwill
 
The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by segment from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 
 
Energy & Security Sonar Solutions segment
 
GridSense segment
 
USSI segment
 
Power Generation Monitoring segment
 
Cathodic Protection segment*
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
 
$
527

 
$
2,708

 
$
1,402

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
4,637

Goodwill recorded in the acquisition of OmniMetrix (see Note 3(a))
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,517

 
$
413

 
1,930

Translation adjustment
 
14

 
49

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
63

Balance as of December 31, 2012
 
541

 
2,757

 
1,402

 
1,517

 
413

 
6,630

Impairment
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,517
)
 
(413
)
 
(1,930
)
Translation adjustment
 
40

 
(311
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(271
)
Balance as of December 31, 2013
 
$
581

 
$
2,446

 
$
1,402

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
4,429


 * Results for the Cathodic Protection segment are included in "Other" in Segment Reporting (see Note 21).
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]
(b) Intangibles
 
The changes in the carrying amounts of and accumulated amortization of intangible assets from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 
 
Energy &
Security Sonar
Solutions
segment
 
GridSense segment
 
USSI segment
 
Power Generation Monitoring segment
 
Cathodic Protection segment**
 
 
 
 
Cost
 
A.A.*
 
Cost
 
A.A.*
 
Cost
 
A.A.*
 
Cost
 
A.A.*
 
Cost
 
A.A.*
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
 
$
519

 
$
(274
)
 
$
2,748

 
$
(543
)
 
$
2,565

 
$
(235
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
4,780

Acquisition of license
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
150

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
150

Intangibles recorded in the acquisition of OmniMetrix (see Note 3(a))
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
4,385

 
—

 
1,196

 
—

 
5,581

Amortization
 
—

 
(81
)
 
—

 
(324
)
 
—

 
(145
)
 
—

 
(309
)
 
—

 
(118
)
 
(977
)
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
13

 
(9
)
 
29

 
(6
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
27

Balance as of December 31, 2012
 
532

 
(364
)
 
2,777

 
(873
)
 
2,715

 
(380
)
 
4,385

 
(309
)
 
1,196

 
(118
)
 
9,561

Amortization
 
—

 
(82
)
 
—

 
(264
)
 
—

 
(150
)
 
—

 
(252
)
 
—

 
(101
)
 
(849
)
Impairment
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(4,385
)
 
561

 
(1,196
)
 
219

 
(4,801
)
Sale of Bushing IQ (see Note 3(d))
 
—

 
—

 
(322
)
 
263

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(59
)
Cumulative translation adjustment
 
40

 
(36
)
 
(184
)
 
63

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(117
)
Balance as of December 31, 2013
 
$
572

 
$
(482
)
 
$
2,271

 
$
(811
)
 
$
2,715

 
$
(530
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
3,735

Weighted average estimated useful lives in years
 
6
 
11.1
 
20
 

 

 
 

*    Accumulated amortization
** Results for the Cathodic Protection segment are included in "Other" in Segment Reporting (see Note 21).
Composition of finite lived intangibles by class [Table Text Block]
The composition of intangibles in each of the Company's segments are as follows:

Segment
 
Type of Intangible
Energy & Security Sonar Solutions
 
Naval technologies
GridSense
 
Software and customer relationships
USSI
 
Sensor technologies and license
Power Generation Monitoring
 
Technologies, customer relationships and non-compete agreements
Cathodic Protection*
 
Technologies and customer relationships

* The Cathodic Protection segment is included in "Other" in Segment Reporting (see Note 21).