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Note 4 - Financing Arrangements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
4
– Financing Arrangements
 
The Company
may
borrow up to $
20.0
million with interest at LIBOR plus
0.75%
or at alternative rates as selected by the Company under an unsecured bank line of credit which matures in
February 2020.
The Company pays a non-usage fee of
0.1%
per annum on the average unused portion of the line of credit. At
December 
31,
2017
and
2016,
$18.3
million and
$20.0
million, respectively, was available for borrowing after deducting
$1.7
million and an immaterial amount in outstanding letters of credit, respectively.
 
The Company also has an
$8.0
million unsecured bank line of credit with interest at LIBOR plus
0.75%
payable monthly which matures in
May
201
8.
At
December 
31,
2017
and
2016,
$2.7
million and
$3.2
million, respectively, was available for borrowing after deducting
$5.3
million and
$4.8
million in outstanding letters of credit, respectively.
 
The Company also has a
$3.0
million bank guarantee with interest at
1.75%
in an agreement dated
June 2016.
At
December 
31,
2017
and
2016,
$0.8
million and
$0.6
million, respectively, was available for borrowing after deducting
$2.2
million and
$2.4
million in outstanding letters of credit, respectively.
 
The financing arrangements described ab
ove contain standard restrictive covenants, including limits on additional borrowings and maintenance of certain operating and financial ratios. At
December 
31,
2017
and
2016,
the Company was in compliance with all requirements.
 
Interest expense, which a
pproximates interest paid, was
$17,000,
$20,000
and
$122,000
in
2017,
2016
and
2015,
respectively.
 
The Company has operating leases for certain offices, manufacturing facilities, land, office equipment and automobiles. Rental expense relating to operatin
g leases was
$0.9
million,
$1.1
million and
$1.0
million in
2017,
2016
and
2015,
respectively.
 
 
 
 
 
The future minimum lease payments due under these operating leases as of
December
 
31,
2017
are:
 
201
8
   
201
9
   
20
20
   
202
1
   
202
2
   
Thereafter
   
Total
 
$ 825     $
489
    $
188
    $
33
    $
13
    $
9
    $
1,557