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Business Segments | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Business Segments | Business Segments The Company operates in two segments: the solar and semiconductor equipment segment and the polishing supplies segment. In the solar and semiconductor equipment segment, we are a leading supplier of thermal processing systems, including related automation, parts and services, to the solar/photovoltaic, semiconductor, silicon wafer and MEMS industries and also offer PECVD (plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition) equipment. In the polishing supplies segment, the Company produces consumables and machinery for lapping (fine abrading) and polishing of materials, such as sapphire substrates, optical components, silicon wafers, numerous types of crystal materials, ceramics and metal components. Information concerning our business segments is as follows:
| Years ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (dollars in thousands)
Net revenue: |  |  |  |  |
Solar and semiconductor equipment | $ | 26,368 |  |  | $ | 73,102 |  |  | $ | 233,804 |
Polishing supplies and equipment | 8,430 |  |  | 8,437 |  |  | 12,901 |
| $ | 34,798 |  |  | $ | 81,539 |  |  | $ | 246,705 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Solar and semiconductor equipment | $ | (14,377 | ) |  | $ | (26,236 | ) |  | $ | 46,712 |
Polishing supplies and equipment | 1,282 |  |  | 1,405 |  |  | 3,648 |
Non-segment related loss | (6,899 | ) |  | (8,153 | ) |  | (12,081 | )
| $ | (19,994 | ) |  | $ | (32,984 | ) |  | $ | 38,279 |
| Years ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (dollars in thousands)
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |
Solar and semiconductor equipment | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 1,121 |  |  | $ | 5,106 |
Polishing supplies and equipment | 80 |  |  | 185 |  |  | 77 |
| $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 1,306 |  |  | $ | 5,183 |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |  |  |  |
Solar and semiconductor equipment | $ | 2,501 |  |  | $ | 2,717 |  |  | $ | 2,589 |
Polishing supplies and equipment | 166 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 225 |
| $ | 2,667 |  |  | $ | 2,858 |  |  | $ | 2,814 |
| September 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012
| (dollars in thousands)
Identifiable assets: |  |  |
Solar and semiconductor equipment | $ | 106,723 |  |  | $ | 123,923 |
Polishing supplies and equipment | 4,224 |  |  | 5,099 |
| $ | 110,947 |  |  | $ | 129,022 |
Goodwill: |  |  |
Solar and semiconductor equipment | $ | 7,753 |  |  | $ | 7,627 |
Polishing supplies and equipment | 728 |  |  | 728 |
| $ | 8,481 |  |  | $ | 8,355 |
Geographic Regions The Company has operations in The Netherlands, United States, France and China. Revenues, operating income (loss) and identifiable assets by geographic region are as follows:
| Years Ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (dollars in thousands)
Net revenue: |
The Netherlands | $ | 17,615 |  |  | $ | 48,294 |  |  | $ | 195,404 |
United States | 11,855 |  |  | 27,638 |  |  | 24,079 |
France | 5,328 |  |  | 5,584 |  |  | 26,347 |
China | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | 875 |
| $ | 34,798 |  |  | $ | 81,539 |  |  | $ | 246,705 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
The Netherlands | $ | (11,139 | ) |  | $ | (18,686 | ) |  | $ | 28,724 |
United States | (4,346 | ) |  | (1,025 | ) |  | (1,742 | )
France | (815 | ) |  | (3,041 | ) |  | 12,992 |
China | (3,694 | ) |  | (10,232 | ) |  | (1,695 | )
| $ | (19,994 | ) |  | $ | (32,984 | ) |  | $ | 38,279 |
|  |  | As of September 30,
|  |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Net long-lived assets (excluding intangibles and goodwill) |  |  |  |  |
The Netherlands |  |  | $ | 8,733 |  |  | $ | 9,555 |
United States |  |  | 1,160 |  |  | 1,448 |
France |  |  | 552 |  |  | 676 |
China |  |  | 621 |  |  | 708 |
|  |  | $ | 11,066 |  |  | $ | 12,387 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8380-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8538-108599 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 26 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8844-108599 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 29 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8864-108599 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8981-108599 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8984-108599 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 42 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9054-108599 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 40 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9031-108599 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 31 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8924-108599 Reference 12: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e9038-108599 Reference 13: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 14: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 33 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8971-108599 Reference 15: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8595-108599 + Details
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