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Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Feb. 29, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Apr. 21, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Short-term bank credit and current maturities of long-term bank debt | $ 376 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,916 |
Borrowed against certain accounts receivable balances |  |  |  |  |  | $ 862 |
Debt instrument interest rate per annum | 3.15% |  |  |  |  |  |
Israeli CPI [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate per annum |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
DSIT [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.10% |
Repayment of debt, monthly paid amount |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |
Proceeds from loans |  |  |  | 292 |  |  |
The amounts due with respect to the loan |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75 |
Loan amount repaid from January 1,2016 to the closing date |  |  |  |  | $ 43 |  |
DSIT [Member] | NIS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds loan |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |
Debt repayment period |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |
DSIT [Member] | Two Israeli Bank [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit |  |  |  |  |  | 1,180 |
Utilized portion of line of credit |  |  |  |  |  | $ 979 |
Israeli Prime Rate Plus [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate above Israel prime rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.80%
Omni Metrix [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate per annum | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Omni Metrix [Member] | Loan and Security Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum financing of account receivable formula-based agreement |  |  | $ 500 |  |  |  |
Percentage of monthly service charge |  | 1.00% | 1.125% |  |  |  |
Debt effective interest rate |  |  | 19.50% |  |  |  |
Percentage of eligible hardware invoices, modified by a new formula |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of eligible monitoring invoices, modified by a new formula |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of all eligible invoices |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  |
Loan and security agreement expires |  | Sep. 30, 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Short-term bank credit and current maturities of long-term bank debt | $ 376 |  |  |  |  |  |
Omni Metrix [Member] | Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit |  | $ 150 |  |  |  |  |
Omni Metrix [Member] | Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Prime Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt interest rate description | The greater of prime (3.75% at December 31, 2016) plus 2% or 6% per year. |  |  |  |  |  |

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