v3.21.2

Accounts receivable, net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Accounts receivable, net

Schedule of Accounts receivable, net

		December 31,
		2020			2019
Accounts receivable		$	8		$	208
Allowance for doubtful accounts			—			(196)
		$	8		$	12

Schedule of movements in allowance for doubtful accounts

		2020			2019
Balance at the beginning of the year		$	196		$	196
Addition			—			—
Written-off			(196)			—
Balance at the end of the year		$	—		$	196

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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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