XML 58 R116.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v2.4.0.6

SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customers | $ 19,419 | $ 18,928 | $ 14,244 |
Intersegment Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Segment gross profit (loss) | 5,203 | 6,913 | 6,044 |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,270 | 847 | 578 |
Stock compensation expense | 323 | 0 | 42 |
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | (14,091) | (4,169) | (2,478) |
Segment assets | 25,637 | 14,237 | 12,906 |
Expenditures for segment assets | 387 | 475 | 209 |
Impairments | 0 | 0 | 1,166 |
Energy & Security Sonar Solutions Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 12,229 | 9,104 | 10,179 |
Intersegment Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Segment gross profit (loss) | 4,465 | 3,019 | 4,380 |
Depreciation and amortization | 226 | 220 | 172 |
Stock compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | 809 | (244) | 1,488 |
Segment assets | 902 | 932 | 1,115 |
Expenditures for segment assets | 144 | 103 | 89 |
Impairments |  |  | 0 |
GridSense segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 3,662 | 7,119 | 2,382 |
Intersegment Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Segment gross profit (loss) | 968 | 3,327 | 1,172 |
Depreciation and amortization | 390 | 375 | 242 |
Stock compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | (5,378) | (1,448) | (2,852) | [1]
Segment assets | 8,382 | 7,757 | 7,466 |
Expenditures for segment assets | 140 | 74 | 9 |
Impairments |  |  | 1,166 |
USSI segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 1,464 | 1,316 | 405 |
Intersegment Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Segment gross profit (loss) | (1,021) | (98) | 23 |
Depreciation and amortization | 322 | 224 | 141 |
Stock compensation expense | 323 | 0 | 0 |
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | (8,427) | (2,775) | (1,191) |
Segment assets | 7,759 | 5,515 | 4,279 |
Expenditures for segment assets | 74 | 276 | 90 |
Impairments |  |  | 0 |
Power Generation Monitoring segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 502 | 0 | 0 |
Intersegment Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Segment gross profit (loss) | 129 | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization | 221 | 0 | 0 |
Stock compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | (1,033) | 0 | 0 |
Segment assets | 6,856 | 0 | 0 |
Expenditures for segment assets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Impairments |  |  | 0 |
All Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customers | 1,562 | 1,389 | 1,278 |
Intersegment Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Segment gross profit (loss) | 662 | 665 | 469 |
Depreciation and amortization | 111 | 28 | 23 |
Stock compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Segment net income (loss) before income taxes | (62) | 298 | 77 |
Segment assets | 1,738 | 33 | 46 |
Expenditures for segment assets | 29 | 22 | 21 |
Impairments |  |  | $ 0 |
[1] | Includes goodwill impairment of $1,166

X
- Definition Segment depreciation and amortization + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | acfn_SegmentDepreciationAndAmortization
Namespace Prefix: | acfn_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Segment gross profit (loss) + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | acfn_SegmentGrossProfitLoss
Namespace Prefix: | acfn_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Segment net income (loss) before income taxes + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | acfn_SegmentNetIncomeLossBeforeIncomeTaxes
Namespace Prefix: | acfn_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Segment share based compensation expense + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | acfn_SegmentShareBasedCompensationExpense
Namespace Prefix: | acfn_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Total expenditures for additions to long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets of the reportable segment; if the amount: (a) is included in the determination of segment assets reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) is otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in the determination of segment assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_AdditionsToNoncurrentAssets
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Loss recognized during the period that results from the write-down of goodwill after comparing the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Goodwill is assessed at least annually for impairment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 43 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 141R -Paragraph 72 -Subparagraph d -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph e -Clause 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6943989&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 20 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13777-109266 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of revenue from external customers for the reportable segment. Such disclosure is presented if the amount is: (a) included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -Paragraph 27 -Subparagraph a -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_RevenuesFromExternalCustomers
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of revenue from transactions with other operating segments of the same entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -Paragraph 27 -Subparagraph b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_RevenuesFromTransactionsWithOtherOperatingSegmentsOfSameEntity
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of net assets (total assets less total liabilities) attributed to the reportable segment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -Paragraph 28 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationNetAssets
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant