Property and equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

2.	Property and equipment

Property and equipment are stated at costs less accumulated depreciation and amortization (in thousands), and consist of the following:

	June 30		December 31,
	2014		2013
Equipment	$	17,639	$	17,327
Software		4,649		4,045
Furniture and equipment		2,656		2,600
Leasehold improvements		5,856		5,810
Total		30,800		29,782
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(24,264)		(23,699)
	$	6,536	$	6,083

Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment was approximately $1.4 million and $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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