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Discontinued Operations (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 12, 2016 | Apr. 21, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2017 | Jul. 31, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 25, 2017
GridSense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of business assets, gross sale price | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indemnity escrow | $ 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indemnity escrow to be released |  |  |  |  | $ 50 |  |  |
Indemnity escrow to be released on july 7, 2017 |  |  | $ 50 |  |  |  |  |
Paid of accrued severance and other payroll costs |  |  |  | $ 240 |  |  |  |
Gain on assets sold, net of transaction costs |  |  |  | $ 944 |  |  |  |
GridSense [Member] | Outside Creditor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of outside creditors claims settled |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70 | $ 459 |
Disbursed to outside creditors |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |
GridSense [Member] | Creditor [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disbursed to outside creditors |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47 |
GridSense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued severance costs |  | $ 140 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for lease commitment |  | $ 100 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash available excluding escrow amounts |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |
Remaining creditor claims |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 314 |
Net liabilities of gridsense deconsolidated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 914
Accumulated other comprehensive income loss net of tax associated with gridsense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 254

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