Payments To Acquire Preferred Stock.

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Percentage acquired by one of the companys directors.

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Unpaid dividend payment.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all investments.

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The cash outflow to reacquire preferred stock during the period.

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Investment in Omnimetrix (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2019	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2020
Payments to repurchase of preferred stock	$ 1,273
Unpaid dividend payment	$ 323
Omnimetrix LLC [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Percentage of ownership in Omni Metrix, LLC			80.00%
Omnimetrix LLC [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Percentage of ownership in Omni Metrix, LLC	99.00%
CEO [Member] \| Omnimetrix LLC [Member]
Percentage of ownership in Omni Metrix, LLC	1.00%
OMX Holdings, Inc [Member]
Percentage acquired by one of the company's directors		20.00%
Purchase of Omni Metrix preferred stock		$ 1,000
OMX Holdings, Inc [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Percentage of ownership in Omni Metrix, LLC	80.00%
OMX Holdings, Inc [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Percentage of ownership in Omni Metrix, LLC	99.00%
OMX Holdings, Inc [Member] \| Investor [Member]
Investment			$ 1,000
OMX Holdings, Inc [Member] \| CEO [Member]
Percentage of ownership in Omni Metrix, LLC	1.00%
Omnimetrix LLC [Member]
Percentage of ownership in Omni Metrix, LLC	100.00%	100.00%