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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Significant Accounting Policies |
Schedule of inventories, consisting principally of appliances, are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a specific identification basis, or market |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
Appliances held for resale |  | $ | 20,657 |  | $ | 18,291 |
Processed metals from recycled appliances held for resale |  | 538 |  | 250 |
Less provision for inventory obsolescence |  | (83 | ) | (85 | )
|  | $ | 21,112 |  | $ | 18,456 |
Schedule of property and equipment |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011 |
Land |  | $ | 1,140 |  | $ | 1,140 |
Buildings and improvements |  | 3,393 |  | 3,303 |
Equipment (including computer software) |  | 19,951 |  | 19,472 |
Projects under construction |  | 96 |  | 35 |
|  | 24,580 |  | 23,950 |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (11,966 | ) | (11,415 | )
|  | $ | 12,614 |  | $ | 12,535 |
Schedule of warranty accrual |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  | July 2, 2011 |  | June 30, 2012 |  | July 2, 2011 |
Beginning Balance |  | $ | 66 |  | $ | 37 |  | $ | 71 |  | $ | 36 |
Standard accrual based on units sold |  | 12 |  | 36 |  | 24 |  | 51 |
Actual costs incurred |  | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | (8 | ) | (8 | )
Periodic accrual adjustments |  | (13 | ) | (10 | ) | (26 | ) | (20 | )
Ending Balance |  | $ | 61 |  | $ | 59 |  | $ | 61 |  | $ | 59 |
Schedule of reconciliation of the denominator in the basic and diluted income or loss per share |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  | July 2, 2011 |  | June 30, 2012 |  | July 2, 2011 |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest |  | $ | (641 | ) | $ | 2,028 |  | $ | (707 | ) | $ | 2,702 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic |  | 5,555 |  | 5,493 |  | 5,546 |  | 5,493 |
Employee stock options |  | — |  | 117 |  | — |  | 101 |
Stock warrants |  | — |  | 210 |  | — |  | 207 |
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted |  | 5,555 |  | 5,820 |  | 5,546 |  | 5,801 |
Income (loss) per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.37 |  | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.49 |
Diluted |  | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.35 |  | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.47 |

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