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Other Expense (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Other Expense [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Expense | Other expense in the consolidated statements of operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Accrued interest and penalties (a) |  | 1,186 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,186 |  |  | -
Acquisition transaction and other expenses |  | 129 |  |  | 169 |  |  | 497 |  |  | 171
(Gain) on cancellation of Titan notes payable |  | (45) |  |  | - |  |  | (150) |  |  | -
Other expense | $ | 1,270 |  | $ | 169 |  | $ | 1,533 |  | $ | 171
(a) As of September 30, 2015, consists of approximately $80,000 in estimated accrued interest and $1.1 million in estimated penalties.

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