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Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset, change in amount		$ 327	$ 6,043
Other assets		(614)	569
Valuation allowance		$ 26,448	$ 26,121
Percentage of deduction of certain repatriated foreign earnings		85.00%
U.S. Income Tax Rate		34.00%	34.00%
Percentage of corporate tax rate increased	1.50%
Corporate tax rate		26.50%	26.50%
Percentage of general corporate tax rate currently stands for preferred enterprise			16.00%
Accrued interest		$ 0	$ 0
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued		$ 0	0
Minimum [Member] | January 2016 [Member]
Corporate tax rate beginning in 2016 and thereafter		25.00%
DSIT [Member]
Other current assets		$ 141	192
Other assets		86	$ 295
Valuation allowance		$ (248)

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