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Improvements and Equipment, net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block] |
8. | Improvements and Equipment, net
Improvements and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
|  |  |  | December 31, |
|  | Useful Life |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | (Years) |  |  |  |  |  |
Machinery and equipment |  | 3-10 |  | $ | 4,911 |  |  | $ | 5,041 |
Office furniture and equipment |  | 3-10 |  |  | 344 |  |  |  | 337 |
Leasehold improvements |  | (A) |  |  | 594 |  |  |  | 595 |
|  |  |  |  | 5,849 |  |  |  | 5,973 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  | (4,286) |  |  |  | (3,881) |
Improvements and equipment, net |  |  |  | $ | 1,563 |  |  | $ | 2,092 |
(A) | Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the remaining lease term or estimated useful life.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $706,000 and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155823 + Details
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