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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Property Plant And Equipment [Table Text Block]

		June 30,		December 31,
		2015		2014
		(in thousands)
Land, buildings and leasehold improvements	$	2,619	$	2,595
Machinery and equipment		10,172		10,102
Computer equipment and software		7,300		6,322
Furniture and fixtures		1,324		1,125
Automobiles		54		56
		21,469		20,200
Less: accumulated depreciation		(15,705)		(15,010)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	5,764	$	5,190

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Table of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This table includes the gross amount of individual categories of assets and the net amount of total fixed assets.

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