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Major Customers | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Major Customers Disclosure [Abstract] |
Major Customers | Major Customers Revenues from unaffiliated customers who represent 10% or more of the Company’s revenues in any one year were as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Years Ended December 31,
Customer |  | Revenue Type |  | Segment(s) |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
A |  | Equipment sales |  | EC |  | 21% |  | 3% |  | —%
B |  | Equipment sales, Consulting services |  | EC |  | 14% |  | 16% |  | 37%
C |  | Equipment sales, Consulting services, Other |  | EC |  | 1% |  | 2% |  | 24%
D |  | Consulting services |  | EC |  | —% |  | 11% |  | 8%
E |  | Equipment sales |  | EC |  | —% |  | 15% |  | —%

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