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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations Balance Sheet [Table Text Block] |
| September 30, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
Assets: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 430 |  | $ | 379
Inventories |  | 650 |  |  | 634
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 31 |  |  | 34
Total current assets of discontinued operations held for sale |  | 1,111 |  |  | 1,047
Property and equipment, net |  | 77 |  |  | 87
Intangible assets, net |  | 50 |  |  | 70
Goodwill |  | 286 |  |  | 286
Total long-term assets of discontinued operations held for sale |  | 413 |  |  | 443
Total assets of discontinued operations held for sale | $ | 1,524 |  | $ | 1,490
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 329 |  | $ | 283
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  | 173 |  |  | 143
Total liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale | $ | 502 |  | $ | 426
Net assets of discontinued operations held for sale | $ | 1,022 |  | $ | 1,064
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Revenue | $ | 1,021 |  | $ | 896 |  | $ | 2,822 |  | $ | 2,648
Pre-tax income (loss) |  | (179) |  |  | 9 |  |  | (144) |  |  | 61
Income tax expense |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | 2
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | (179) |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | (144) |  | $ | 59

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