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Segment and Geographic Information | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment and Geographic Information | 21. Segment and Geographic Information The Company reports and evaluates financial information for two segments: Seismic and Non-Seismic. Seismic product lines include wireless data acquisition systems, reservoir characterization products and services, and traditional exploration products such as geophones, hydrophones, leader wire, connectors, cables, marine streamer retrieval and steering devices and various other products. The Non-Seismic product lines include imaging products and industrial products. The following tables summarize the Company’s segment information:
|  | YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Seismic |  | $ | 33,792 |  |  | $ | 60,565 |  |  | $ | 214,946 |
Non-seismic |  |  | 27,708 |  |  |  | 23,758 |  |  |  | 21,420 |
Corporate |  |  | 560 |  |  |  | 544 |  |  |  | 546 |
Total |  |  | 62,060 |  |  |  | 84,867 |  |  |  | 236,912 |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Seismic |  |  | (47,690 | ) |  |  | (42,732 | ) |  |  | 65,159 |
Non-seismic |  |  | 4,093 |  |  |  | 3,031 |  |  |  | 2,733 |
Corporate |  |  | (11,913 | ) |  |  | (12,854 | ) |  |  | (14,093 | )
Total |  |  | (55,510 | ) |  |  | (52,555 | ) |  |  | 53,799 |
Depreciation, impairment, inventory obsolescence and stock-based compensation expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Seismic |  |  | 34,945 |  |  |  | 23,696 |  |  |  | 19,925 |
Non-seismic |  |  | 746 |  |  |  | 505 |  |  |  | 468 |
Corporate |  |  | 1,847 |  |  |  | 1,728 |  |  |  | 1,500 |
Total |  |  | 36,538 |  |  |  | 25,929 |  |  |  | 21,893 |
Interest income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Seismic |  |  | 161 |  |  |  | 280 |  |  |  | 74 |
Non-seismic |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 5 |
Corporate |  |  | 212 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 44 |
Total |  |  | 376 |  |  |  | 427 |  |  |  | 123 |
Interest expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Seismic |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Non-seismic |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Corporate |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 229 |  |  |  | 471 |
Total |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 229 |  |  |  | 471 |
The Company’s manufacturing operations for its Seismic and Non-Seismic business segments are combined. Therefore, the Company does not segregate and report separate balance sheet accounts for these segments. As a result, the Company has not presented business segment balance sheet information in the table above. “Corporate” revenue consists of rental revenue earned from an operating lease of a surplus building located in Houston, Texas. “Corporate” loss from operations primarily consists of the Company’s Houston headquarter general and administrative expenses. The Company generates revenue from product sales and rentals from its subsidiaries located in the United States, Canada, Colombia, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom. Revenue information for the Company is as follows (in thousands):
|  | YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
United States |  | $ | 56,094 |  |  | $ | 77,487 |  |  | $ | 230,818 |
Canada |  |  | 3,028 |  |  |  | 4,796 |  |  |  | 39,064 |
Colombia |  |  | 556 |  |  |  | 609 |  |  |  | 3,222 |
Russian Federation |  |  | 4,254 |  |  |  | 5,554 |  |  |  | 14,048 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 2,120 |  |  |  | 2,644 |  |  |  | 2,229 |
Eliminations |  |  | (3,992 | ) |  |  | (6,223 | ) |  |  | (52,469 | )
|  | $ | 62,060 |  |  | $ | 84,867 |  |  | $ | 236,912 |
A summary of revenue by geographic area for fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (in thousands):
|  | YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Asia (including Middle East) |  | $ | 18,745 |  |  | $ | 8,755 |  |  | $ | 5,028 |
Canada |  |  | 3,048 |  |  |  | 2,298 |  |  |  | 42,632 |
Europe |  |  | 4,219 |  |  |  | 13,672 |  |  |  | 71,713 |
Middle East |  |  | 1,749 |  |  |  | 2,024 |  |  |  | 7,550 |
United States |  |  | 32,317 |  |  |  | 50,101 |  |  |  | 96,380 |
Other |  |  | 1,982 |  |  |  | 8,017 |  |  |  | 13,609 |
|  | $ | 62,060 |  |  | $ | 84,867 |  |  | $ | 236,912 |
Revenue is attributed to countries based on the ultimate destination of the product sold, if known. If the ultimate destination is not known, revenue is attributed to countries based on the geographic location of the initial shipment. Long-lived assets were as follows (in thousands):
|  | AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
United States |  | $ | 62,921 |  |  | $ | 70,170 |
Canada |  |  | 11,911 |  |  |  | 19,323 |
Colombia |  |  | 3,487 |  |  |  | 9,227 |
Russian Federation |  |  | 1,498 |  |  |  | 1,215 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 391 |  |  |  | 502 |
China |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 14 |
|  | $ | 80,222 |  |  | $ | 100,451 |

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