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Number of locations \| Location	1		1
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Cash balances insured by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	$ 250		$ 250
Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts receivable [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	654	$ 503	654	$ 503
Revenues and revenue recognition [Abstract]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle						$ 32
Revenue	19,121	20,969	38,942	43,296
Cost of revenue	13,125	$ 14,599	26,659	30,439
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Operating lease liability	$ 1,621		1,621
ASU 2014-09 [Member]
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Cost of revenue				$ 177
ASU 2016-02 [Member]
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Deferred rent					17
Retained Earnings [Member]
Revenues and revenue recognition [Abstract]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle						$ 32
Convertible Promissory Note [Member]
Note Receivable [Abstract]
Amount of note issued							$ 125
Interest rate percentage							8.00%
Maturity date of note	Apr. 24, 2020
Outstanding borrowings	$ 142		142		$ 139
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Revenues and revenue recognition [Abstract]
Revenue	5,880		$ 11,737
Global Logistics Services [Member] \| Freight Forwarding [Member]
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Global Logistics Services [Member] \| Customs Brokerage [Member]
Revenues and revenue recognition [Abstract]
Revenue	3,111		5,305
Global Logistics Services [Member] \| Air Import and Export [Member]
Revenues and revenue recognition [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 3,684		$ 7,903
Honor Worldwide Logistics LLC [Member]
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Number of locations \| Location	2		2
Indco [Member]
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Ownership percentage by parent	91.65%		91.65%
Liability classified share-based awards [Abstract]
Vesting period of grant			3 years
Mandatorily Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests [Abstract]
Percentage of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests to be purchased	20.00%		20.00%
Minority interest	8.35%		8.35%