Note 12 - Interest and Other Income (Expense), Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Interest and Other Income [Text Block]

12.     Interest and Other Income (Expense), Net

Interest and other income (expense), net included in the Condensed Statements of Operations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

	Three-month Period Ended March 31,
	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Interest income, net	$	1,829		$	312
Realized currency translation gain		15			49
Loss on disposal of long-lived assets		(23	)		-
Write-of of loan to Steel Sports company		-			(500	)
Other		(147	)		(81	)
	$	1,674		$	(220	)

The Company wrote off its loan to one of its Steel Sports companies during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 because the Steel Sports company was not meeting forecasted projections, and the Company did not anticipate repayment of the loan.