MAJOR CUSTOMERS (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013 Customer	Mar. 31, 2012 Customer	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of major commercial customers contributed to revenue	3	3
Number of large commercial customers accounted for major share in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts	4		4
Number of large customers included in accounts receivable of entity	3		3
U.S. Government [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	1.00%	10.00%
Percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	2.50%		3.20%
Customer A [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	26.00%	38.00%
Percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	40.00%		39.00%
Percentage of accounts receivable from major customers (in hundredths)	32.00%		36.00%
Customer B [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	24.00%	20.00%
Percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	22.00%		22.00%
Percentage of accounts receivable from major customers (in hundredths)	32.00%		30.00%
Customer C [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	18.00%	15.00%
Percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	14.00%		14.00%
Percentage of accounts receivable from major customers (in hundredths)	22.00%		21.00%
Customer D [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	13.00%		13.00%

- Definition

Represents number of large commercial customers of the entity accounted for major share in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts.

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- Definition

Represents number of large customers accounted for entity's major share of revenue during the reporting period.

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Represents number of large customers accounted for entity's major share of accounts receivable during the reporting period.

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Percentage of accounts receivable from a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of an entity's revenues.

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Represents the percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts attributable to major customers of the entity during the reporting period.

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Percentage of revenue generated from a single external customer that accounts for 10 percent or more of an entity's revenues.

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