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Segment Reporting and Geographic Information - Reconciliation of Segment Assets - Other Significant Items (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Depreciation and amortization	$ 146	$ 314
Expenditures for assets	33	159
Segment Total [Member]
Depreciation and amortization	143	297
Expenditures for assets	33	132
Adjustments [Member]
Depreciation and amortization	3	17
Expenditures for assets		$ 27

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The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production.

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-Publisher FASB
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Amount of cash outflow for the purchase of or improvements to tangible or intangible assets, used to produce goods or deliver services, classified as other.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
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