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Accounts receivable, trade (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts receivable, trade

Accounts receivable as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following:

		December 31,
		2017			2016
Accounts receivable		$	196		$	315
Allowance for doubtful accounts			(196)			(196)
		$	-		$	119

Schedule of movements in allowance for doubtful accounts

The movements in allowance for doubtful accounts are as follows:

		2017			2016
Balance at the beginning of the period		$	196		$	1
Addition			-			195
Balance at the end of the period		$	196		$	196

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4)
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