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Note 11 - Business Segment Information
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
11.  
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

On March 8, 2011, our senior management, as authorized by our Board of Directors, decided to exit our Energy Services business, which previously was a stand alone business segment.  See Note 2 in these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

On February 16, 2012, our senior management, as authorized by our Board of Directors, decided to divest our RedBlack Communications business, which previously was reported in the Communications Systems segment.  See Note 2 in these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

During the fourth quarter of 2012, we elected not to renew the lease for our U.K. manufacturing facility which expired on March 24, 2013, and to relocate our sales and services operations to a smaller facility.   As a result of this decision, we were required to restore the facility back to its original condition per a previous contractual commitment. This facility previously served our Battery and Energy Segments business. A portion of these costs were classified as a discontinued operation in the fourth quarter of 2012. See Note 2 in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

We report our results in two operating segments: Battery & Energy Products and Communications Systems.  The Battery & Energy Products segment includes: lithium 9-volt, cylindrical and various other non-rechargeable batteries, in addition to rechargeable batteries, uninterruptable power supplies, charging systems and accessories, such as cables.  The Communications Systems segment includes: power supplies, cable and connector assemblies, RF amplifiers, amplified speakers, equipment mounts, case equipment, integrated communication system kits and communications and electronics systems design.  We believe that reporting performance at the gross profit level is the best indicator of segment performance.  As such, we report segment performance at the gross profit level and operating expenses as Corporate charges.

The components of segment performance were as follows:

Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2013
 
   
Battery &
Energy
Products
   
Communications
Systems
   
Discontinued
Operations
   
Corporate
   
Total
 
Revenues
  $ 13,053     $ 7,966     $ -     $ -     $ 21,019  
Segment contribution
    3,100       3,279       -       (6,004 )     375  
Interest expense, net
                            (88 )     (88 )
Miscellaneous
                            (25 )     (25 )
Income taxes-current
                            (38 )     (38 )
Income taxes-deferred
                            (60 )     (60 )
Gain from discontinued operations
                    264               264  
Noncontrolling interest
                            6       6  
Net income attributable to Ultralife
                                  $ 434  
Total assets
  $ 47,742     $ 32,645     $ -     $ 11,855     $ 92,242  

Three-Month Period Ended April 1, 2012
 
   
Battery &
Energy
Products
   
Communications
Systems
   
Discontinued
Operations
   
Corporate
   
Total
 
Revenues
  $ 20,082     $ 7,419     $ -     $ -     $ 27,501  
Segment contribution
    3,943       2,650       -       (7,882 )     (1,289 )
Interest expense, net
                            (103 )     (103 )
Miscellaneous
                            52       52  
Income taxes-current
                            (79 )     (79 )
Income taxes-deferred
                            (12 )     (12 )
Loss from discontinued operations
                    (71 )             (71 )
Noncontrolling interest
                            -       -  
Net loss attributable to Ultralife
                                  $ (1,502 )
Total assets
  $ 51,597     $ 30,524     $ 3,125     $ 9,418     $ 94,664