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Equity (Details Narrative) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Nov. 05, 2014
Oct. 23, 2013
Oct. 17, 2013
Feb. 26, 2013
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2011
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jul. 02, 2013
Aug. 20, 2013
Aug. 15, 2012
Nov. 30, 2014
Sep. 11, 2012
Jun. 10, 2010
Common stock, shares issued               26,475,591us-gaap_SharesIssued              
Common stock, shares outstanding               26,475,591us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding              
Equity issuance price per share               $ 0.01us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare              
Percentage of voting rights               50.00%ACFN_PercentageOfVotingRights              
Gross proceeds from private placements $ 4,500us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPrivatePlacement                            
Net of transaction costs 4,007ACFN_TransactionCosts                            
Warrants issued 2,142,857ACFN_WarrantsIssued                            
Derivative liability               50us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities              
Risk free interest rate       1.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate       2.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate 1.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate            
Expected life       7 years 5 years     7 years 6 years 8 months 12 days            
Annual volatility       57.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate 62.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate     64.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate 59.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate            
Annual dividend rate       2.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate           0.20%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate            
Number of stock public offering during period   526,316us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 3,508,771us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues                        
Proceeds from public offering   1,500us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceInitialPublicOffering 10,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceInitialPublicOffering                        
Equity issuance price per share   $ 2.85us-gaap_EquityIssuancePerShareAmount $ 2.85us-gaap_EquityIssuancePerShareAmount                        
Net proceeds of public offering after deduction of offering expenses   1,370ACFN_Netproceedsofpublicofferingafterdeductionofofferingexpenses 9,134ACFN_Netproceedsofpublicofferingafterdeductionofofferingexpenses                        
Related to exercise price of warrants issued   $ 3.14ACFN_RelatedToExercisePriceOfWarrantsIssuedPricePerShare $ 3.14ACFN_RelatedToExercisePriceOfWarrantsIssuedPricePerShare                        
Number of stock issued during period shares dividend reinvestment plan             18,976us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesDividendReinvestmentPlan   18,976us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesDividendReinvestmentPlan            
Transaction cost   129ACFN_TransactionCost                          
Payment of a quarterly dividend price per share           $ 0.035ACFN_PaymentOfQuarterlyDividendPricePerShare                  
Option granted               664,103us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross 246,095us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross            
Intrinsic value of options exercised               123us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 144us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue            
Intrinsic value of options exercisable               0us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1 0us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1            
Fair value of each option granted       $ 3.17us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue       $ 1.36us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue $ 3.36us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue            
Stock based compensation expense               865us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 926us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense            
Employee service share-based compensation nonvested awards total compensation cost not yet recognized               622us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized              
Weighted average exercise price, Granted               $ 2.14us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 6.06us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice            
Acorn holding upon conversion of preferred shares               888.30%ACFN_HoldingCompanyUponConversionOfPreferredShares              
Fully diluted acorn holding upon conversion of preferred shares               77.40%ACFN_FullyDilutedHoldingCompanyUponConversionOfPreferredShares              
Warrants granted in connection with November 2014 Capital Raise         262,281ACFN_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardWarrantsGrantsInPeriod                    
Weighted average contractual life of warrants period         5 years                    
Warrants exercise price per share         $ 3.14ACFN_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice                    
Value of warrants         482us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding     1,641us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding 526us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding            
Discount rate         1.40%ACFN_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDiscountRate                    
Warrants exercised                  5,750us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsExercised            
Warrants forfeited                                
NIS [Member]                              
Weighted average exercise price, Granted               $ 9.38us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= ACFN_NisMember
             
Weighted average exercise price of forfeitures               $ 9.38us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= ACFN_NisMember
             
DSIT Solutions, Ltd. [Member]                              
Conversion of stock description                

If all the options in the DSIT Plan are exercised, the Company’s holdings in DSIT will be diluted from 88.3% to approximately 77.4% on an as converted basis (see Note 3(d)).

           
Option granted                 6,700us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ACFN_DSITSolutionsLtdMember
           
Stock based compensation expense                 160us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ACFN_DSITSolutionsLtdMember
           
Option exercisable period                 5 years 1 month 6 days            
Grantee achieving period                   25 years          
DSIT Solutions, Ltd. [Member] | NIS [Member]                              
Weighted average exercise price, Granted                 $ 9.38us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= ACFN_NisMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ACFN_DSITSolutionsLtdMember
           
Selling General and Administrative Expenses [Member]                              
Stock based compensation expense               830us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
927us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
           
Research and Development Expense [Member]                              
Stock based compensation expense               35us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
              
Non-Employee Options [Member] | Selling General and Administrative Expenses [Member]                              
Stock based compensation expense               37us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= ACFN_NonEmployeeOptionsMember
42us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= ACFN_NonEmployeeOptionsMember
           
Employee And Non Employee Option [Member]                              
Weighted average period of Options outstanding               1 year 4 months 24 days              
USSI Stock Option Plan [Member]                              
Stock based compensation expense               79us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= ACFN_USSIStockOptionPlanMember
133us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= ACFN_USSIStockOptionPlanMember
           
USSI Stock Option Plan [Member] | Selling General and Administrative Expenses [Member]                              
Stock based compensation expense               53us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= ACFN_USSIStockOptionPlanMember
92us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= ACFN_USSIStockOptionPlanMember
           
USSI Stock Option Plan [Member] | Research and Development Expense [Member]                              
Stock based compensation expense               26us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= ACFN_USSIStockOptionPlanMember
41us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= ACFN_USSIStockOptionPlanMember
           
Outside Consultant [Member]                              
Risk free interest rate                     2.20%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ACFN_OutsideConsultantMember
       
Expected life                     7 years        
Annual volatility                     57.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ACFN_OutsideConsultantMember
       
Annual dividend rate                               
Option granted       25,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ACFN_OutsideConsultantMember
            20,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ACFN_OutsideConsultantMember
       
Option excercise price per share       $ 6.84us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ACFN_OutsideConsultantMember
                     
DSIT [Member] | Selling General and Administrative Expenses [Member]                              
Stock based compensation expense                 116us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ACFN_DsitMember
           
DSIT [Member] | Cost of Sales [Memebr]                              
Stock based compensation expense               2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ACFN_DsitMember
44us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ACFN_DsitMember
           
Dividend Reinvestment Plan [Member]                              
Shares available under DRIP                       600,000ACFN_SharesAvailableUnderDrip
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_DividendReinvestmentPlanMember
     
Percentage of shares issued discount from market price                       5.00%ACFN_PercentageOfSharesIssuedDiscountFromMarketPrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_DividendReinvestmentPlanMember
     
2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]                              
Increase number of shares available                           1,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_TwoThousandSixStockincentivePlanMember
 
2006 Restated Stock Incentive Plan [Member]                              
Option granted               1,122,072us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_TwoThousandSixRestatedStockIncentivePlanMember
             
2006 Director Plan [Member]                              
Option granted               55,140us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_TwoThousandSixDirectorPlanMember
             
USSI 2012 Stock Option Plan [Member]                              
Increase number of shares available               1,180,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_USSITwoThousandTwleveStockOptionPlanMember
             
Conversion of stock description              

The options vest over a three to four year period based on date of hire or other benchmark specified in the option agreement. Upon exercise of all the options in the Plan, the Company’s holdings in USSI will be diluted from 95.7% (on an as converted basis) to approximately 88.4% (see Note 3(b))

             
Option granted                  50,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_USSITwoThousandTwleveStockOptionPlanMember
           
Weighted average period of Options outstanding               4 years 8 months 12 days 5 years 8 months 12 days            
Weighted average exercise price, Granted                  $ 1.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_USSITwoThousandTwleveStockOptionPlanMember
           
Weighted average exercise price of forfeitures               $ 1.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_USSITwoThousandTwleveStockOptionPlanMember
$ 1.72us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_USSITwoThousandTwleveStockOptionPlanMember
           
Option exercisable period               4 years 8 months 12 days 5 years 8 months 12 days            
Placement Agent [Member]                              
Warrants issued 214,285ACFN_WarrantsIssued
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= ACFN_PlacementAgentMember
                           
Warrants conversion into stock price per share $ 1.26us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= ACFN_PlacementAgentMember
                           
Expected life                         5 years    
Annual volatility                         62.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= ACFN_PlacementAgentMember
   
Annual dividend rate                               
Warrants granted in connection with November 2014 Capital Raise                         214,285ACFN_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardWarrantsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= ACFN_PlacementAgentMember
   
Weighted average contractual life of warrants period                         5 years    
Warrants exercise price per share                         $ 1.26ACFN_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= ACFN_PlacementAgentMember
   
Value of warrants                         97us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= ACFN_PlacementAgentMember
   
Discount rate                         1.60%ACFN_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= ACFN_PlacementAgentMember
   
Unregistered Shares [Member]                              
Common stock, shares issued 4,285,714us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= ACFN_UnregisteredSharesMember
                           
Common stock, per share $ 1.05us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= ACFN_UnregisteredSharesMember
                           
Warrants conversion into stock price per share $ 1.30us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= ACFN_UnregisteredSharesMember
                           
Warrants [Member]                              
Expected life               5 years 6 months              
Annual volatility               63.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
             
Annual dividend rate                               
Warrants granted in connection with November 2014 Capital Raise               2,142,847ACFN_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardWarrantsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
             
Weighted average contractual life of warrants period               5 years 6 months              
Warrants exercise price per share               $ 1.30ACFN_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
             
Value of warrants               $ 1,018us-gaap_WarrantsAndRightsOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
             
Discount rate               1.60%ACFN_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
             
Warrants exercised                 2,954us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
           
Warrants forfeited                 2,796us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsForfeituresAndExpirations
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
           
Derivative Liability [Member]                              
Risk free interest rate                         1.10%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ACFN_DerivativeLiabilityMember
   
Expected life                         3 years 3 months 18 days    
Annual volatility                         70.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ACFN_DerivativeLiabilityMember
   
Annual dividend rate                               
Minimum [Member]                              
Number of capital stock authorized                             20,000,000us-gaap_CapitalUnitsAuthorized
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Minimum [Member] | USSI Stock Option Plan [Member]                              
Fully diluted acorn holding upon conversion of preferred shares               88.40%ACFN_FullyDilutedHoldingCompanyUponConversionOfPreferredShares
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= ACFN_USSIStockOptionPlanMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
             
Option vested period               3 years              
Maximum [Member]                              
Number of capital stock authorized                             30,000,000us-gaap_CapitalUnitsAuthorized
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Maximum [Member] | USSI Stock Option Plan [Member]                              
Acorn holding upon conversion of preferred shares               95.70%ACFN_HoldingCompanyUponConversionOfPreferredShares
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= ACFN_USSIStockOptionPlanMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
             
Option vested period               4 years              
Maximum [Member] | 2006 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | Non-Employee Directors [Member]                              
Increase number of shares available                           200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= ACFN_TwoThousandSixStockincentivePlanMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= ACFN_NonEmployeeDirectorsMember