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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting (Tables) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
Net sales |  |  |
Heavy Duty Diesel Systems | $ 32,614 |  | $ 40,666
Catalyst | 25,823 |  | 24,322
Corporate | ─ |  | ─
Eliminations (1) | (3,153) |  | (4,451)
Total | $ 55,284 |  | $ 60,537
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |
Heavy Duty Diesel Systems | $ 1,018 |  | $ (602)
Catalyst | 1,026 |  | (1,816)
Corporate | (6,476) |  | (5,469)
Eliminations | 166 |  | 50
Total | $ (4,266) |  | $ (7,837)
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |
Heavy Duty Diesel Systems | $ 1,082 |  | $ 1,238
Catalyst | 204 |  | 192
Corporate | ─ |  | ─
Total | $ 1,286 |  | $ 1,430
Capital expenditures |  |  |
Heavy Duty Diesel Systems | $ 48 |  | $ 135
Catalyst | 94 |  | 101
Corporate | ─ |  | ─
Total | $ 142 |  | $ 236
| December 31,
Total assets | 2013 |  | 2012
Heavy Duty Diesel Systems | $ 42,181 |  | $ 40,182
Catalyst | 41,687 |  | 37,637
Discontinued operations | 1,132 |  | 1,172
Eliminations | (56,631) |  | (43,550)
Total | $ 28,369 |  | $ 35,441
Sales Revenue, Segment [Member] |
Segment Reporting (Tables) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] |
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
United States | $ 26,659 |  | $ 25,895
Canada | 23,913 |  | 22,152
United Kingdom | 951 |  | 6,691
Sweden | 3,761 |  | 5,799
Total | $ 55,284 |  | $ 60,537
Assets, Total [Member] |
Segment Reporting (Tables) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] |
| Fixed Assets |  | Total Assets
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
United States | $ 609 |  | $ 616 |  | $ 12,371 |  | $ 15,353
Canada | 803 |  | 1,278 |  | 12,874 |  | 15,681
United Kingdom | ─ |  | ─ |  | 741 |  | 1,392
Sweden | 47 |  | 106 |  | 2,383 |  | 3,015
Total | $ 1,459 |  | $ 2,000 |  | $ 28,369 |  | $ 35,441

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8721-108599 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 25 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8813-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 22 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6534315&loc=d3e8736-108599 + Details
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