Note 10 - Share-Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

NOTE 10. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Share-Based Compensation Costs

Total share-based compensation recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Cost of products and services	$	74	$	90	$	233	$	285
Selling, general and administrative		59		81		164		237
Total share-based compensation expense	$	133	$	171	$	397	$	522

Stock Option Award Activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity under all plans:

	Number of  Shares			Weighted Average  Exercise  Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate  Intrinsic  Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2012		75,500		$	14.23		4.7	$	-
Granted		-		$	-
Exercised		-		$	-
Cancelled		(5,000	)	$	11.89
Outstanding at September 30, 2013		70,500		$	14.40		4.3	$	-
Exercisable at December 31, 2012		62,166		$	14.42		4.1	$	-
Exercisable at September 30, 2013		67,166		$	14.44		4.1	$	-

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, no stock options were exercised.  As of September 30, 2013 the total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock option awards was immaterial and is expected to be amortized over the remainder of 2013.

Restricted Stock Award Activity

The following table summarizes restricted stock activity:

	Number of  Shares			Weighted Average Grant-Date  Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2012		172,613		$	9.44
Granted		18,000		$	5.36
Vested		(53,795	)	$	10.24
Cancelled		(25,930	)	$	8.57
Nonvested at September 30, 2013		110,888		$	8.60

The total fair value of restricted shares vested during the first nine months of 2013 and 2012 was $0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2013, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock awards was $0.7 million, which is expected to be amortized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years.

On March 15, 2013, the Company completed an offer to rescind the sale of up to approximately 86,500 shares issued through the Company’s 2003 ESPP between July 2007 and May 2011 that were not registered under federal or state securities laws.  The Company paid a total of $0.4 million to the original purchasers for the repurchase of approximately 30,100 shares of the Company’s common stock.