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Note 6 - Contracts in Progress (Details) - Summary of Costs and Estimated Earnings on Contracts in Progress (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of Costs and Estimated Earnings on Contracts in Progress [Abstract] |  |
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts | $ 2,704us-gaap_ContractRevenueCost | $ 6,707us-gaap_ContractRevenueCost
Estimated earnings | 763us-gaap_EffectOnFutureEarningsAmount | 1,507us-gaap_EffectOnFutureEarningsAmount
Total revenues | 3,467us-gaap_ContractsRevenue | 8,214us-gaap_ContractsRevenue
Less: billings to date | 3,467us-gaap_BilledContractReceivables | 8,237us-gaap_BilledContractReceivables
Total |  | (23)efoi_CostsInExcessOfShortfallFromBillings
Balance sheet classification: |  |
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts |  | $ 23us-gaap_BillingsInExcessOfCost

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- Definition Amounts due for billed services rendered or to be rendered, actions taken or to be taken, or a promise to refrain from taking certain actions in accordance with the terms of a legally binding agreement between the Company and, at a minimum, one other party. An example would be amounts billed to customers under contracts or programs but not paid as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3(c)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition Liability attributable to (i) billings in excess of costs under the percentage of completion contract accounting method representing the difference between contractually invoiced amounts (billings) and revenue recognized based, for example, on costs incurred to estimated total costs at period end or (ii) contractually invoiced amounts (billings) in excess of costs incurred and accumulated under the completed contract accounting method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 605 -SubTopic 35 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51671739&loc=d3e57788-111642 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 605 -SubTopic 35 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51671739&loc=d3e57807-111642 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 605 -SubTopic 35 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51671739&loc=d3e57795-111642 + Details
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