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Debt - Summary of Debt Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Total debt	$ 376	$ 1,916
DSIT Line-of-credit [Member]
Total debt		979
DSIT Borrowings Against Receivables [Member]
Total debt		862
DSIT Borrowings Against Receivables [Member]
Total debt
OmniMetrix Borrowings Against Receivables [Member]
Total debt	$ 376
DSIT Loan Balance [Member]
Total debt		$ 75

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- Definition

Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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