Note 16 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
U.S. operations	$	(7,420	)	$	(8,442	)	$	(5,937	)
Foreign operations		(6,775	)		1,214			(458	)
(Loss) before income taxes	$	(14,195	)	$	(7,228	)	$	(6,395	)

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Current:
Federal	$	—		$	—		$	—
State and local		60			81			59
Foreign		101			64			67
Total current provision		161			145			126
Deferred:
Federal		(887	)		—			—
State and local		—			—			—
Foreign		(880	)		(107	)		(534	)
Total deferred (benefit)		(1,767	)		(107	)		(534	)
Total income tax (benefit) expense	$	(1,606	)	$	38		$	(408	)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	For the Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Computed federal income taxes at the statutory rate (benefit)	$	(4,826	)	$	(2,457	)	$	(2,174	)
State income taxes (net of federal benefit)		39			53			37
Permanent tax differences		(262	)		(415	)		(372	)
Foreign tax rates and tax credits differing from USA		887			4			(60	)
Purchased goodwill impairment		1,072			—			—
Net operating loss and other adjustment		(256	)		216			—
Change in enacted tax rates applied to foreign deferred taxes		122			(38	)		(114	)
Change in valuation allowance		2,505			2,675			2,275
Change in enacted tax rates applied to USA deferred taxes		(887	)		—			—
Total income tax (benefit) prvision	$	(1,606	)	$	38		$	(408	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	16,905		$	21,704
Contribution and other carryforwards		218			370
Inventory and accounts receivable reserves		549			441
Other		676			1,051
Valuation allowance		(17,662	)		(23,503	)
Deferred tax assets after valuation allowance		686			63
Deferred tax liabilities
Intangible assets		(2,914	)		(3,754	)
Property, plant and equipment		(186	)		(414	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(3,100	)		(4,168	)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(2,414	)	$	(4,105	)

Summary of Deferred Tax Liability Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016
Noncurrent deferred tax assets	$	—		$	15
Noncurrent deferred tax liability		(2,414	)		(4,120	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(2,414	)	$	(4,105	)