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Note 11 - Segments and Geographic Information | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] | NOTE 11. SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION We had two reportable segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013: products and solutions. The products segment includes the marketing and sale of commercial, industrial, government, military and maritime lighting products, and research and development services. Our products are sold primarily in the United States and Europe through a combination of direct sales employees, independent sales representatives and distributors. Our solutions segment provides turnkey, high-quality, energy-efficient lighting application alternatives, which are designed to enhance total value by positively impacting customer profitability, the environment, and the communities served. During the third quarter of 2014, we began shifting our focus away from the turnkey solutions business to align our resources with developing and selling our LED products. The following summarizes our reportable segment data for periods indicated (in thousands):
|  | Three months ended |  |  | Nine months ended |
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Solutions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 224 |  |  | $ | 2,104 |  |  | $ | 3,545 |  |  | $ | 5,894 |
Cost of sales |  |  | 309 |  |  |  | 1,888 |  |  |  | 2,822 |  |  |  | 5,186 |
Gross (loss) profit |  |  | (85 | ) |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | 723 |  |  |  | 708 |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general, and administrative |  |  | 295 |  |  |  | 512 |  |  |  | 1,078 |  |  |  | 1,460 |
Loss on impairment |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 325 |
Total operating expenses |  |  | 295 |  |  |  | 512 |  |  |  | 1,078 |  |  |  | 1,785 |
Segment loss |  | $ | (380 | ) |  | $ | (296 | ) |  | $ | (355 | ) |  | $ | (1,077 | )
Products: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  | $ | 7,666 |  |  | $ | 2,723 |  |  | $ | 15,963 |  |  | $ | 9,044 |
Cost of sales |  |  | 5,023 |  |  |  | 2,009 |  |  |  | 10,532 |  |  |  | 6,701 |
Gross profit |  |  | 2,643 |  |  |  | 714 |  |  |  | 5,431 |  |  |  | 2,343 |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research and development |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 181 |  |  |  | 266 |
Selling, general, and administrative |  |  | 1,182 |  |  |  | 464 |  |  |  | 3,200 |  |  |  | 2,073 |
Restructuring |  |  | - |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 79 |
Total operating expenses |  |  | 1,245 |  |  |  | 600 |  |  |  | 3,381 |  |  |  | 2,418 |
Segment income (loss) |  | $ | 1,398 |  |  | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | 2,050 |  |  | $ | (75 | )
Reconciliation of segment income (loss) to net loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Solutions |  | $ | (380 | ) |  | $ | (296 | ) |  | $ | (355 | ) |  | $ | (1,077 | )
Products |  |  | 1,398 |  |  |  | 114 |  |  |  | 2,050 |  |  |  | (75 | )
Total segment income (loss) |  |  | 1,018 |  |  |  | (182 | ) |  |  | 1,695 |  |  |  | (1,152 | )
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Research and development |  |  | 169 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 445 |  |  |  | - |
Selling, general, and administrative |  |  | 1,171 |  |  |  | 1,496 |  |  |  | 3,207 |  |  |  | 3,492 |
Change in estimate of contingent liabilities |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12 |
Total operating expenses |  |  | 1,340 |  |  |  | 1,496 |  |  |  | 3,652 |  |  |  | 3,504 |
Other (expense) income |  |  | (81 | ) |  |  | (192 | ) |  |  | (3,120 | ) |  |  | 168 |
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  | (403 | ) |  |  | (1,870 | ) |  |  | (5,077 | ) |  |  | (4,488 | )
Benefit for income taxes |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | - |
Net loss from continuing operations |  | $ | (403 | ) |  | $ | (1,870 | ) |  | $ | (5,075 | ) |  | $ | (4,488 | )
The following table provides additional business unit gross profitability detail for our products segment for the periods indicated (in thousands):
|  | Three months ended |  |  | Nine months ended |
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Products segment net sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial |  | $ | 1,648 |  |  | $ | 1,451 |  |  | $ | 4,743 |  |  | $ | 4,739 |
Government |  |  | 6,002 |  |  |  | 707 |  |  |  | 11,164 |  |  |  | 2,563 |
R&D services |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 565 |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 1,742 |
Total products segment net sales |  |  | 7,666 |  |  |  | 2,723 |  |  |  | 15,963 |  |  |  | 9,044 |
Products segment cost of sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial |  |  | 1,062 |  |  |  | 991 |  |  |  | 3,027 |  |  |  | 3,312 |
Government |  |  | 3,945 |  |  |  | 445 |  |  |  | 7,470 |  |  |  | 1,746 |
R&D services |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 573 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 1,643 |
Total products segment cost of sales |  |  | 5,023 |  |  |  | 2,009 |  |  |  | 10,532 |  |  |  | 6,701 |
Products segment gross profit: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial |  |  | 586 |  |  |  | 460 |  |  |  | 1,716 |  |  |  | 1,427 |
Government |  |  | 2,057 |  |  |  | 262 |  |  |  | 3,694 |  |  |  | 817 |
R&D services |  |  | - |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 99 |
Total products segment gross profit |  | $ | 2,643 |  |  | $ | 714 |  |  | $ | 5,431 |  |  | $ | 2,343 |
A geographic summary of net sales is as follows (in thousands):
|  | Three months ended |  |  | Nine months ended |
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
United States |  | $ | 7,517 |  |  | $ | 4,213 |  |  | $ | 17,390 |  |  | $ | 12,983 |
International |  |  | 373 |  |  |  | 614 |  |  |  | 2,118 |  |  |  | 1,955 |
Net sales |  | $ | 7,890 |  |  | $ | 4,827 |  |  | $ | 19,508 |  |  | $ | 14,938 |
A geographic summary of long-lived assets, which consists of fixed assets and intangible assets, is as follows (in thousands):
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
United States |  | $ | 529 |  |  | $ | 582 |
International |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 9 |
Long-lived assets, net |  | $ | 556 |  |  | $ | 591 |

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