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5. Fixed assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Fixed assets

The components of fixed assets, net are:

	December 31,
(In thousands)	2013		2012
Tooling, machinery and equipment	$	12,066	$	12,913
Furniture and office equipment		1,492		1,555
Computer software and equipment		5,986		5,546
Leasehold improvements		1,926		1,800
		21,470		21,814
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(18,989)		(18,925)
		2,481		2,889
Construction in-process		251		413
	$	2,732	$	3,302

- 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.

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