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Debt (Details Narrative) - Omni Metrix [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Feb. 29, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Loan balance under loan and security agreement |  |  |  | $ 313 | $ 376
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum financing of account receivable formula-based agreement | $ 1,000 |  | $ 500 |  |
Debt interest rate description | The greater of prime (4.50% at December 31, 2017) plus 2% or 6% per year |  |  |  |
Percentage of monthly service charge | 0.90% | 1.00% | 1.125% |  |
Debt effective interest rate |  |  |  | 17.30% | 19.50%
Percentage of eligible hardware invoices |  |  | 80.00% |  |
Percentage of eligible monitoring invoices |  |  | 40.00% |  |
Percentage of all eligible invoices | 75.00% | 75.00% |  |  |
Minimum loan balance | $ 150 |  |  |  |
Loan and Security Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Minimum loan balance |  | $ 150 |  |  |
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. |
custom:AvailabilityUnderLoanandSecurityAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |
Availability under loan and security agreement |  |  |  | $ 182 |

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