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Product Warranty (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum	Jun. 30, 2014 Maximum
Product Warranty (Textual) [Abstract]
Limited warranty period on product			1 year	2 years
Accrued product warranty costs	$ 1,616	$ 1,269

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Limited product warranty period.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

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-Subparagraph 5

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 8

-Subparagraph ((c)(5))

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