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Shareholders' Equity (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Mar. 17, 2020
Stock options, granted |  |  | 1,000 |  | 2,000 |  |  |
Stock options, exercised |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share based compensation |  | $ 53 | $ 63 | $ 135 | $ 172 | $ 206 | $ 443 |
Weighted average grant date fair value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.49 | $ 3.90 |
Outstanding equity interests |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock units, granted |  |  |  |  |  | 77,000 | 74,000 |
Weighted average grant date fair value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.35 | $ 5.13 |
Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted stock units, granted |  |  | 30,000 | 172,000 | 77,000 | 30,000 |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value |  |  | $ 2.76 | $ 2.51 | $ 2.95 | $ 3.35 | $ 5.13 |
Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Former Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options, granted |  |  | 30,000 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding equity interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00%
Share based payment vested number of shares | 5,000 |  |  | 10,000 | 5,000 |  |  |
2019 Performance Incentive Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option granted terms description |  |  |  | Stock options granted under the 2019 Plan may either be incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options, have a term of up to ten years, and are exercisable at a price per share not less than the fair market value on the date of grant. |  | Stock options granted under the 2019 Plan may either be incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options, have a term of up to ten years, and are exercisable at a price per share not less than the fair market value on the date of grant. |  |
2019 Performance Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option to purchase common stock |  |  |  | 98,000 |  | 30,000 |  |
2019 Performance Incentive Plan [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option to purchase common stock |  |  |  | 2,000 |  | 2,000 |  |
2019 Performance Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of option available for grants |  | 240,000 |  | 240,000 |  | 240,000 |  |
2010 Performance Incentive Plan [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option to purchase common stock |  |  |  | 24,000 |  | 55,000 |  |
2010 Performance Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option to purchase common stock |  |  |  | 12,000 |  | 27,000 |  |
2014 Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option to purchase common stock |  |  |  | 85,000 |  |  |  |
Share-based awards expiration date, description |  |  |  | Expires in September 2024. |  |  |  |

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