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Intangibles and Other Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Schedule of Intangibles and Other Assets |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Purchased patents and other purchased intangible assets |  | $ | 4,605 |  |  | $ | 5,731 |
Other assets |  |  | 265 |  |  |  | 289 |
Gross intangibles and other assets |  |  | 4,870 |  |  |  | 6,020 |
Accumulated amortization of purchased patents and other purchased intangibles |  |  | (4,579 | ) |  |  | (5,639 | )
Intangibles and other assets, net |  | $ | 291 |  |  | $ | 381 |
Schedule of Amortization of Intangibles | Amortization of intangibles was as follows:
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Amortization of Intangibles |  | $ | 67 |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | 49 |
Schedule of Estimated Remaining Annual Amortization Expense for Purchased Patents | The table below includes estimated remaining annual amortization expense for purchased patents as of December 31, 2014.
|  | Estimated Amortization Expense |
|  | (In thousands) |
2015 |  | $ | 20 |
2016 |  |  | 6 |
Total |  | $ | 26 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the major classes of intangible and other assets showing the amount and any significant residual value. A major class is composed of intangible or other assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by nature or by their use in the operations of the Company. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amount of amortization expense expected to be recorded in succeeding fiscal years for finite-lived intangible assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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