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Revenues (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Revenues Disclosure [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
		(in thousands)
		United States			United Kingdom			Germany			Rest of the world		Total
Instruments, equipment, software and accessories	$	18,671		$	3,129		$	2,913		$	2,044	$	26,757
Service, maintenance and warranty contracts		1,143			190			97			15		1,445
Total revenues	$	19,814		$	3,319		$	3,010		$	2,059	$	28,202
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
		(in thousands)
		United States			United Kingdom			Germany			Rest of the world		Total
Instruments, equipment, software and accessories	$	16,147		$	3,495		$	3,707		$	2,255	$	25,604
Service, maintenance and warranty contracts		896			201			52			6		1,155
Total revenues	$	17,043		$	3,696		$	3,759		$	2,261	$	26,759

Activity in allowance for doubtful accounts [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2019		2018
		(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	332	$	193
Bad debt expense (recoveries)		(16)		5
Charged to allowance		27		-
Other		-		36
Effect of foreign currency translation		(2)		-
Balance, end of period	$	341	$	234

Service Contracts [Member]

Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]

Deferred Revenue, by Arrangement, Disclosure [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
		(in thousands)
		Service Contracts			Customer Advances			Total
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	1,659		$	2,161		$	3,820
Deferral of revenue		845			111			956
Recognition of deferred revenue		(848)			(223)			(1,071)
Effect of foreign currency translation		10			-			10
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	1,666		$	2,049		$	3,715
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
		(in thousands)
		Service Contracts			Customer Advances			Total
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	505		$	-		$	505
Addition due to business combination		849			2,128			2,977
Deferral of revenue		1,193			128			1,321
Recognition of deferred revenue		(758)			(196)			(954)
Effect of foreign currency translation		4			-			4
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	1,793		$	2,060		$	3,853

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