Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes other intangible assets:

					Total  Intangibles
	Patents and  Other		Proprietary		and  Proprietary
	Intangibles		Software		Software
	(in thousands)
December 31, 2012	$	1,489	$	100	$	1,589
Amortization		(276)		(100)		(376)
December 31, 2013		1,213		-		1,213
Amortization		(266)		-		(266)
December 31, 2014	$	947	$	-	$	947
Weighted-average remaining amortization period in years		4.7		-

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2014, we estimate future amortization expense of intangible assets to be (in thousands):

2015	$	244
2016		216
2017		134
2018		134
2019		134
2020 and thereafter		85
Total future amortization expense	$	947

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes amortization as of December 31, 2014:

		End of	Remaining		Preliminary Value at 12/31/14
	Date	Useful	Useful				Accum.		Net Book
Asset	Acquired	Life	Life (yrs.)		Cost		Depr/Amort		Value
Barcode Ecosystem:
Core Patents	Various	11/1/2016		1.9	$	5,250,839	$	(4,303,676)	$	947,163
Proprietary software	2/23/2006	2/23/2013		0	$	4,600,000	$	(4,600,000)		-
Copyrights	2/23/2006	2/23/2011		0	$	50,000	$	(50,000)		-
					$	9,900,839	$	(8,953,676)	$	947,163

The following table summarizes amortization as of December 31, 2013:

		End of	Remaining		Preliminary Value at 12/31/13
	Date	Useful	Useful				Accum.		Net Book
Asset	Acquired	Life	Life (yrs.)		Cost		Depr/Amort		Value
Barcode Ecosystem:
Core Patents	Various	11/1/2016		2.8	$	5,250,839	$	(4,037,353)	$	1,213,486
Proprietary software	2/23/2006	2/23/2013		0	$	4,600,000	$	(4,600,000)		-
Copyrights	2/23/2006	2/23/2011		0	$	50,000	$	(50,000)		-
					$	9,900,839	$	(8,687,353)	$	1,213,486