XML 34 R20.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.3.1.900

Segment Reporting | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Reporting | Segment Reporting Under common operational management, the Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets its navigation, guidance and stabilization and mobile communications products for use in a wide variety of applications. Products are generally sold directly to third-party consumer electronic dealers and retailers, original equipment manufacturers, government contractors or to U.S. and other foreign government agencies. Primarily, sales originating in the Americas consist of sales within the United States and Canada and, to a lesser extent, Mexico and some Latin and South American countries. The Americas’ sales also include all guidance and stabilization product sales throughout the world. Sales originating from the Company’s European and Asian subsidiaries principally consist of sales into all European countries, both inside and outside the European Union, as well as Africa, Asia/Pacific, the Middle East, and India. The Company operates in two geographic segments, exclusively in the mobile communications, navigation and guidance and stabilization equipment industry, which it considers to be a single business activity. The Company has two primary product categories: mobile communication and guidance and stabilization. Mobile communication sales and services include marine, land mobile, and automotive communication equipment and satellite-based voice, television and Broadband Internet connectivity services; distribution of commercially licensed news, sports, movies, and music content for commercial and leisure customers in the maritime, hotel, and retail markets; and distribution of training films and eLearning computer-based training courses to commercial customers in the maritime market. Guidance and stabilization sales and services include sales of navigation and guidance and stabilization equipment based upon digital compass and FOG sensor technology. Mobile communication and guidance and stabilization sales also include development contract revenue, product repairs and extended warranty sales. The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic segment:
| Sales Originating From
Year ended December 31, 2015 | Americas |  | Europe and Asia |  | Total
Mobile communication sales to the United States | $ | 84,674 |  |  | $ | 1,598 |  |  | $ | 86,272 |
Mobile communication sales to Canada | 2,002 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 2,086 |
Mobile communication sales to Europe | 469 |  |  | 23,135 |  |  | 23,604 |
Mobile communication sales to other geographic areas | 5,303 |  |  | 28,179 |  |  | 33,482 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to the United States | 10,537 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,537 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to Canada | 17,151 |  |  | — |  |  | 17,151 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to Europe | 4,371 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,371 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to other geographic areas | 7,131 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,131 |
Intercompany sales | 8,779 |  |  | 843 |  |  | 9,622 |
Subtotal | 140,417 |  |  | 53,839 |  |  | 194,256 |
Eliminations | (8,779 | ) |  | (843 | ) |  | (9,622 | )
Net sales | $ | 131,638 |  |  | $ | 52,996 |  |  | $ | 184,634 |
Segment net income (loss) | $ | 2,682 |  |  | $ | (429 | ) |  | $ | 2,253 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 4,800 |  |  | $ | 7,919 |  |  | $ | 12,719 |
Total assets | $ | 144,219 |  |  | $ | 82,058 |  |  | $ | 226,277 |
| Sales Originating From
Year ended December 31, 2014 | Americas |  | Europe and Asia |  | Total
Mobile communication sales to the United States | $ | 85,670 |  |  | $ | 1,527 |  |  | $ | 87,197 |
Mobile communication sales to Canada | 539 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 605 |
Mobile communication sales to Europe | 482 |  |  | 21,698 |  |  | 22,180 |
Mobile communication sales to other geographic areas | 4,576 |  |  | 15,362 |  |  | 19,938 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to the United States | 13,807 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,807 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to Canada | 13,982 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,982 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to Europe | 4,351 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,351 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to other geographic areas | 10,531 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,531 |
Intercompany sales | 5,366 |  |  | 3,902 |  |  | 9,268 |
Subtotal | 139,304 |  |  | 42,555 |  |  | 181,859 |
Eliminations | (5,366 | ) |  | (3,902 | ) |  | (9,268 | )
Net sales | $ | 133,938 |  |  | $ | 38,653 |  |  | $ | 172,591 |
Segment net (loss) income | $ | (1,390 | ) |  | $ | 1,431 |  |  | $ | 41 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 4,532 |  |  | $ | 5,455 |  |  | $ | 9,987 |
Total assets | $ | 127,920 |  |  | $ | 107,917 |  |  | $ | 235,837 |
| Sales Originating From
Year ended December 31, 2013 | Americas |  | Europe |  | Total
Mobile communication sales to the United States | $ | 78,729 |  |  | $ | 1,099 |  |  | $ | 79,828 |
Mobile communication sales to Canada | 462 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 501 |
Mobile communication sales to Europe | 455 |  |  | 18,571 |  |  | 19,026 |
Mobile communication sales to other geographic areas | 3,596 |  |  | 5,200 |  |  | 8,796 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to the United States | 7,892 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,892 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to Canada | 13,810 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,810 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to Europe | 7,421 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,421 |
Guidance and stabilization sales to other geographic areas | 25,014 |  |  | — |  |  | 25,014 |
Intercompany sales | 3,465 |  |  | 2,184 |  |  | 5,649 |
Subtotal | 140,844 |  |  | 27,093 |  |  | 167,937 |
Eliminations | (3,465 | ) |  | (2,184 | ) |  | (5,649 | )
Net sales | $ | 137,379 |  |  | $ | 24,909 |  |  | $ | 162,288 |
Segment net income (loss) | $ | 5,260 |  |  | $ | (727 | ) |  | $ | 4,533 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 4,521 |  |  | $ | 1,473 |  |  | $ | 5,994 |
Total assets | $ | 136,051 |  |  | $ | 47,798 |  |  | $ | 183,849 |

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- 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 Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 34 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8981-108599 Reference 2: 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=68060357&loc=d3e9038-108599 Reference 3: 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=68060357&loc=d3e8971-108599 Reference 4: 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=68060357&loc=d3e8595-108599 Reference 5: 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=68060357&loc=d3e8380-108599 Reference 6: 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=68060357&loc=d3e8933-108599 Reference 7: 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=68060357&loc=d3e8844-108599 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=68060357&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 40 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e9031-108599 Reference 10: 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=68060357&loc=d3e9054-108599 Reference 11: 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=68060357&loc=d3e8538-108599 Reference 12: 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=68060357&loc=d3e8864-108599 Reference 13: 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=68060357&loc=d3e8924-108599 Reference 14: 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=68060357&loc=d3e8906-108599 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration