MAJOR CUSTOMERS (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014 Customer	Mar. 31, 2013 Customer	Dec. 31, 2013 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%	1.00%
Percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	1.00%		1.00%
Customer A [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	28.00%	26.00%
Percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	40.00%		40.00%
Percentage of accounts receivable from major customers (in hundredths)	36.00%		28.00%
Customer B [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	24.00%	24.00%
Percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	18.00%		17.00%
Percentage of accounts receivable from major customers (in hundredths)	20.00%		24.00%
Customer C [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	17.00%	18.00%
Percentage of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted by major customers (in hundredths)	16.00%		16.00%
Percentage of accounts receivable from major customers (in hundredths)	12.00%		20.00%
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)	9.00%		10.00%

- 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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- Definition

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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