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Inventory

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory

NOTE 6—INVENTORY

		As of December 31,
		2013				2014
Raw materials		$	811			$	682
Work-in-process			268				275
Finished goods			1,182				417
		$	2,261			$	1,374

During 2013, the Company recorded an inventory impairment charge of $163 of which $152 was in its GridSense segment (included in Cost of sales - Products) and $11 in its M2M segment (included in Cost of sales - Products). During 2014 the Company recorded an inventory impairment charge of $88 in its M2M and $13 in its Pipeline Monitoring (“PM”) segments (included in Cost of sales - Products). At December 31, 2013 and 2014, the Company's inventory reserve was $368 and $319, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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