Segment Reporting

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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 communications 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 commercially licensed premium licensed news, sports, movies, music and training video 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
Three months ended March 31, 2014	Americas			Europe and Asia			Total
Mobile communication sales to the United States	$	20,677		$	320		$	20,997
Mobile communication sales to Canada	170			15			185
Mobile communication sales to Europe	27			5,821			5,848
Mobile communication sales to other geographic areas	864			1,081			1,945
Guidance and stabilization sales to the United States	1,973			—			1,973
Guidance and stabilization sales to Canada	3,182			—			3,182
Guidance and stabilization sales to Europe	1,101			—			1,101
Guidance and stabilization sales to other geographic areas	1,754			—			1,754
Intercompany sales	1,576			876			2,452
Subtotal	31,324			8,113			39,437
Eliminations	(1,576		)	(876		)	(2,452		)
Net sales	$	29,748		$	7,237		$	36,985
Segment net (loss) income	$	(1,196	)	$	73		$	(1,123	)
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,131		$	562		$	1,693
Total assets	$	165,229		$	17,754		$	182,983

	Sales Originating From
Three months ended March 31, 2013	Americas			Europe and Asia			Total
Mobile communication sales to the United States	$	17,482		$	—		$	17,482
Mobile communication sales to Canada	162			—			162
Mobile communication sales to Europe	118			3,484			3,602
Mobile communication sales to other geographic areas	910			751			1,661
Guidance and stabilization sales to the United States	1,443			—			1,443
Guidance and stabilization sales to Canada	2,954			—			2,954
Guidance and stabilization sales to Europe	2,710			—			2,710
Guidance and stabilization sales to other geographic areas	9,913			—			9,913
Intercompany sales	605			377			982
Subtotal	36,297			4,612			40,909
Eliminations	(605		)	(377		)	(982		)
Net sales	$	35,692		$	4,235		$	39,927
Segment net income	$	1,200		$	763		$	1,963
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,150		$	74		$	1,224
Total assets	$	125,565		$	19,738		$	145,303