Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

Under common operational management, the Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets its navigation, guidance and stabilization and mobile communications products for use in a wide variety of applications. Products are generally sold directly to third-party consumer electronic dealers and retailers, original equipment manufacturers, government contractors or to U.S. and other foreign government agencies. Primarily, sales originating in the Americas consist of sales within the United States and Canada and, to a lesser extent, Mexico and some Latin and South American countries. The Americas’ sales also include all guidance and stabilization product sales throughout the world. Sales originating from the Company’s European and Asian subsidiaries principally consist of sales into all European countries, both inside and outside the European Union, as well as Africa, Asia/Pacific, the Middle East and India.

The Company operates in two geographic segments, exclusively in the mobile communications, navigation and guidance and stabilization equipment industry, which it considers to be a single business activity. The Company has two primary product categories: mobile communication and guidance and stabilization. Mobile communication sales and services include marine, land mobile, automotive, and aeronautical communication equipment and satellite-based voice, television and Broadband Internet connectivity services as well as distribution of premium licensed news, sports, movies and music content for commercial and leisure customers in the maritime, hotel, and retail markets. Guidance and stabilization sales and services include sales of defense-related navigation and guidance and stabilization equipment based upon digital compass and FOG sensor technology. Mobile communication and guidance and stabilization sales also include development contract revenue, product repairs and extended warranty sales.

The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic segment:

	Sales Originating From
Year ended December 31, 2013	Americas			Europe and Asia			Total
Mobile communication sales to the United States	$	78,729		$	1,099		$	79,828
Mobile communication sales to Canada	462			39			501
Mobile communication sales to Europe	455			18,571			19,026
Mobile communication sales to other geographic areas	3,596			5,200			8,796
Guidance and stabilization sales to the United States	7,892			—			7,892
Guidance and stabilization sales to Canada	13,810			—			13,810
Guidance and stabilization sales to Europe	7,421			—			7,421
Guidance and stabilization sales to other geographic areas	25,014			—			25,014
Intercompany sales	3,465			2,184			5,649
Subtotal	140,844			27,093			167,937
Eliminations	(3,465		)	(2,184		)	(5,649		)
Net sales	$	137,379		$	24,909		$	162,288
Segment net income (loss)	$	5,260		$	(727	)	$	4,533
Depreciation and amortization	$	4,521		$	1,473		$	5,994
Total assets	$	136,051		$	47,798		$	183,849

	Sales Originating From
Year ended December 31, 2012	Americas			Europe and Asia			Total
Mobile communication sales to the United States	$	62,857		$	—		$	62,857
Mobile communication sales to Canada	777			—			777
Mobile communication sales to Europe	417			15,255			15,672
Mobile communication sales to other geographic areas	3,936			4,443			8,379
Guidance and stabilization sales to the United States	8,632			—			8,632
Guidance and stabilization sales to Canada	10,736			—			10,736
Guidance and stabilization sales to Europe	11,793			—			11,793
Guidance and stabilization sales to other geographic areas	18,266			—			18,266
Intercompany sales	8,485			2,064			10,549
Subtotal	125,899			21,762			147,661
Eliminations	(8,485		)	(2,064		)	(10,549		)
Net sales	$	117,414		$	19,698		$	137,112
Segment net income (loss)	$	4,316		$	(736	)	$	3,580
Depreciation and amortization	$	4,116		$	494		$	4,610
Total assets	$	118,076		$	19,492		$	137,568

	Sales Originating From
Year ended December 31, 2011	North America			Europe			Total
Mobile communication sales to the United States	$	50,797		$	—		$	50,797
Mobile communication sales to Canada	875			—			875
Mobile communication sales to Europe	438			13,244			13,682
Mobile communication sales to other geographic areas	1,280			3,568			4,848
Guidance and stabilization sales to the United States	11,951			—			11,951
Guidance and stabilization sales to Canada	16,643			—			16,643
Guidance and stabilization sales to Europe	7,877			—			7,877
Guidance and stabilization sales to other geographic areas	5,863			—			5,863
Intercompany sales	7,793			1,084			8,877
Subtotal	103,517			17,896			121,413
Eliminations	(7,793		)	(1,084		)	(8,877		)
Net sales	$	95,724		$	16,812		$	112,536
Segment net income	$	396		$	464		$	860
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,948		$	426		$	4,374
Total assets	$	112,557		$	15,999		$	128,556