INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES DSIT (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2012	Jul. 30, 2012	Apr. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 OmniMetrix acquistion [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 OmniMetrix acquistion [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 DSIT - Legal Entity [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 DSIT - Legal Entity [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Conversion of previous debt into common stock - DSIT										$ 800
Conversion of previous advances and loans into DSIT Preferred Stock										2,800
Purchase of DSIT Preferred Stock at closing										800
Commitment to further purchases of DSIT Preferred Stock										1,400
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee, Cumulative Percentage Ownership after All Transactions				93.60%						88.30%
Consideration Paid in Acquisition									8,500,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs									300,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual								661,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual								2,643,000
Fully diluted ownership	85.10%									77.40%	77.40%
Preferred stock purchase USSI	2,500,000	2,500,000	2,500,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests					$ 202,000	$ 1,067,000	$ 600,000